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Communities - Bulk Import Members
When there is any activity in the community like a survey is deployed etc. then the panel member gets a notification when they log into their portal. This is community notification.
You can see the communities notifications on the right hand side top once you log into your portal:
Communities Notifications Templates can be found under Send>>Templates>>Portal Notifications. Admin can edit the templates and add customized notification messages.
Communities - Bulk Import Members