From 2e80fff6b4efb05e85f41ec5ee48516cf2e703fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gleb Sologub Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:50:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: document subscribing to scheduled-refresh notifications (scheduled-refreshes) --- .../explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx | 30 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx b/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx index 69d42f2089e39..3c61267fe48c9 100644 --- a/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx +++ b/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx @@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ description: Scheduled refreshes are available on Premium and Enterprise plans. Scheduled refreshes are available on [Premium and Enterprise plans](https://cube.dev/pricing).
Users need at least the [Explorer][ref-roles] role and Edit or Manage permission -on the workbook to set up scheduled refreshes. +on the workbook to set up scheduled refreshes. Anyone who can view the dashboard +can open the sidebar to see its schedules and [subscribe to +notifications](#subscribing-to-notifications). @@ -25,6 +27,16 @@ From the Dashboard Builder, click the calendar icon in the toolbar to open the scheduled refreshes sidebar. From this sidebar, you can create new schedules, modify existing ones, or remove schedules you no longer need. +The same calendar icon is also available on a published dashboard, so you can +reach the sidebar without opening the builder. What you can do there depends on +your permission on the workbook: + +- **Edit** or **Manage** — the full sidebar: create, edit, run, and delete + schedules. +- **View only** — a read-only list of the configured schedules, where you can + [subscribe or unsubscribe](#subscribing-to-notifications) yourself from each + schedule's email notifications. + The dashboard must be published before schedules can be created. @@ -104,6 +116,22 @@ duplicate it. There are two ways: Duplicates are independent schedules: the original is left unchanged, and the copy keeps the source schedule's enabled or disabled state. +## Subscribing to notifications + +If a schedule sends [email notifications][ref-notifications], anyone who can view +the dashboard can subscribe to it themselves — an editor does not have to add +them as a recipient. Open the scheduled refreshes sidebar from the published +dashboard and use the toggle on a schedule to subscribe or unsubscribe. +Subscribing adds you to the schedule's email recipients; unsubscribing removes +you. The change takes effect on the next run. + +The toggle appears only for schedules that email individual recipients — those +with notifications enabled and the email delivery channel. Schedules that post to +Slack deliver to a channel rather than to individuals, and schedules with +notifications turned off send nothing, so there is nothing to subscribe to. If +you are already subscribed, the toggle always remains available so that you can +unsubscribe. + ## Run phases When a scheduled refresh runs, it progresses through these phases: From b3d279ddedde4b27e6667eaf9cdda7a0eb9c3c9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gleb Sologub Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:50:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] docs: document subscribing to scheduled-refresh notifications (notifications) --- docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/notifications.mdx | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/notifications.mdx b/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/notifications.mdx index e5e2be08b8ba2..4a8cd3a2b4e03 100644 --- a/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/notifications.mdx +++ b/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/notifications.mdx @@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ Email notifications are sent to selected workspace users after a scheduled refresh completes. Each recipient receives a message with a link to the dashboard and the attached screenshot. + + +Recipients don't have to be added by an editor. Anyone who can view the dashboard +can [subscribe themselves][ref-subscribe] to a schedule's email notifications +from the published dashboard. + + + ## Slack notifications Slack notifications post a message with the dashboard screenshot to a single @@ -83,4 +91,4 @@ workspace has access to. [ref-roles]: /admin/users-and-permissions/roles-and-permissions [ref-scheduled-refreshes]: /docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes [ref-duplicate]: /docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes#duplicating-a-schedule -[ref-scheduled-refreshes]: /docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes +[ref-subscribe]: /docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes#subscribing-to-notifications From 7a1f9f212e1a191d07dd692f5c7ac757d8828fe1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gleb Sologub Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:23:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs: subscriptions are cancelled when a schedule switches to Slack --- .../docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx b/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx index 3c61267fe48c9..16ee5a2c2bd77 100644 --- a/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx +++ b/docs-mintlify/docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes.mdx @@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ Subscribing adds you to the schedule's email recipients; unsubscribing removes you. The change takes effect on the next run. The toggle appears only for schedules that email individual recipients — those -with notifications enabled and the email delivery channel. Schedules that post to -Slack deliver to a channel rather than to individuals, and schedules with -notifications turned off send nothing, so there is nothing to subscribe to. If -you are already subscribed, the toggle always remains available so that you can -unsubscribe. +with notifications enabled and the email delivery channel. A schedule delivers to +either individual inboxes or a Slack channel, not both, so a schedule that posts +to Slack (or that has notifications turned off) has nothing to subscribe to. If an +editor switches a schedule to Slack, its existing subscriptions are cancelled; +you can subscribe again if it is later switched back to email. ## Run phases