# Configure Notification Exclusions

Use labels to control which Access Reviews send digest emails and alert notifications. For example, you can exclude test reviews or low-priority reviews from notifications while keeping them fully functional.

## Overview

Exclusions apply to two notification types:

* **Digest Notifications**: Periodic summary emails consolidating review assignments
* **Alerts**: Immediate notifications when reviewers are assigned to new reviews

Both exclusion types are configured independently. If a review has ANY of the selected exclusion labels, it will be excluded from that notification type.

![Notification exclusion settings in Access Reviews](/files/Tulo78tpeJQkcAh36Cc2)

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Review-level notification settings (configured per-review for events like "review started" or reminders) operate separately and are not affected by these exclusions.
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## Prerequisites

* Administrator role
* At least one label exists (create labels under **Access Reviews** > **Settings** > **Labels**)

## Configure Notification Exclusions

To configure notification exclusions:

1. Navigate to **Access Reviews** > **Settings** > **Notifications** tab.
2. Expand the **Exclude reviews** section for the notification type you want to configure:
   * **Digest Notifications** > **Exclude reviews**
   * **Alerts** > **Exclude reviews**
3. Select one or more labels from the dropdown.
4. Changes save automatically.

Reviews with any of the selected labels will be excluded from that notification type.

## Troubleshooting

If reviews with exclusion labels continue sending notifications:

| Issue                            | Solution                                                        |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Label not applied to review      | Open the review and confirm the exclusion label appears         |
| Label not selected in exclusions | Verify the label is selected in the **Exclude reviews** section |
| Label was deleted                | Re-create the label or select a different one                   |

Exclusions are evaluated when notifications are sent. For digest notifications, allow one full delivery cycle after configuring exclusions.

## See also

* [Digest Notifications](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/access-reviews/configuration/digest-notifications.md)
* [Email Notifications and Reminders](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/access-reviews/configuration/email-notifications.md)


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