Using Reminders


Overview

Pivott's Reminders feature helps your team stay on top of key dates and tasks related to vendors, properties, and contracts. You can receive reminders via email and in-app notifications, mark them as completed, track who completed them, and manage reminders through a calendar view.


Creating a New Reminder

  1. Go to the Home Page and navigate to the Reminders section.

Pivott website reminders tab.

  1. Click Add Reminder.

Close view of the Reminders tab and Add Reminder button.

  1. Search for and select a Property, Vendor, or Contract to associate with the reminder.
  2. Based on your selection:
    • Vendor or Property:
      • Enter a brief description of the task.
      • Select the date the reminder should be sent.
    • Contract:
      • Enter a brief description.
      • Choose when to send the reminder:
        • A certain number of days before, on, or after the contract start or end date, or
        • A specific date

Close view of the New Reminder function.

  1. Click Save Reminder.
  2. Use the downward arrow to:
    • Duplicate Entry, or
    • Add Another Entry

Close view of the New Reminder function and Duplicate Entry/Add Another Entry options.


Editing an Existing Reminder

  1. Find the reminder in the Reminders list.
  2. Click the Edit icon.
  3. Make any necessary changes.
  4. Click Save Reminder to confirm updates.

Close view of the edit Reminders function.


Deleting a Reminder

  1. Click the Delete (trash) icon next to the reminder.
  2. Confirm by clicking Delete in the pop-up.

Close view of the delete Reminder function.

Close view of the Delete reminder button.


Notifications and Email Reminders

Reminders trigger both in-app and email notifications to all users based on the selected reminder date.

In-App Notifications

  1. Click the bell icon in the top right corner to view reminders.
  2. You can:
    1. Click Mark As Read, or
    2. Delete them by clicking the trash icon.

Close view of the Notification pop up and the Trash button.

Email Reminders

  • Users receive Reminder Digests summarizing upcoming tasks.

Example of email reminders report from Pivott.

  • Digest frequency can be:
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
    • Custom
  • To configure digest settings for your organization, please contact your Account Manager or email help@pivott.io — we'll help you get set up!

Reminders as Tasks

Key Features

  • Click the circle next to a reminder to mark it as complete.
  • Completed reminders are automatically hidden from the main list.
  • Toggle to view completed reminders at any time.
  • View the user and timestamp of who completed the reminder.
  • Applies across all reminder locations — Vendors, Properties, and Contracts.

Pivott website reminders tab with a task outlined in red and the 'Hide Completed

Calendar Integration

  • Completed reminders are visible in the Calendar View.
  • If synced with Google or Outlook, completed tasks will also show as "completed" in your calendar.

Reminders in the calendar view and the calendar view function outlined in red.