# Configuring communication settings Communication settings are the notification settings with respect to emails, SMS and alerts that are configured for a step when a button on the form is clicked. To configure communication, 1\. In the node, click

The **Define actions** window is displayed at the right. You can configure the required notification settings in this window.

2\. Under **Define auxiliary action**, select the type of notification (email, SMS or alert) you want to send when the button is clicked and then click **Configure**. 3\. Let’s say we selected **Send an email**. The **Configure email** window is displayed as given below.

4\. Enter the **Subject** and **Email Body** for the email. 5\. Under **Select Receivers**, select the recipients to whom you wish to send the notification on clicking the button.

*Select Receivers for Email Communication*

| **Field** | **Description** | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Users who are present in company defined roles |

Select this if you want the emails to be sent to specific roles
You will be prompted to select the roles.

| | Email IDs from a particular field in the form |

Select this if you want the emails to be sent to email IDs picked from a field in the form
You will be prompted to select the field from which the email ID is to be picked.

| | Users who will be assigned this workflow after the submit of this button | Select this if you want to send an email to the assignee of the next step | | Initiator of this workflow | Select this if you want to send an email to the initiator of the workflow | | User who has initiated this step | Select this if you want to send an email to the user who has initiated the current step of the workflow | | Total participants of the workflow | Select this if you want to send an email to all the roles and users involved in the workflow | | Custom email id list |

Select this if you want to send an email to specific email IDs

You will be prompted to enter the email IDs on which the email is to be sent.

| {% hint style="info" %} **Note**: We can configure communication settings in a similar manner for **SMS** and application **alerts**. {% endhint %} Let's add an email notification in the reimbursement workflow that we had started to design. Refer [**Defining Workflows**](/workflow-builder/how-to-create-workflows.md). Let's say we want to send an email notification to the initiator when the status is updated to **Request Raised**. This can be accomplished using the following settings:

On clicking **Configure**, we will configure the settings for the email as given below. We will provide a subject and body to the email, and pick the email ID of the initiator from the **Email** field in the **Claim Reimbursement** form. *<\>* {% hint style="info" %} Can you set up SMS and notification alerts for the same condition in a similar manner? {% endhint %} 6\. To save the settings, at the bottom right, click **Apply**.

*Configure an Email Communication for a workflow step*

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