Configure a critical notification
Specify which push notifications are sent as critical alerts so that agents receive them even when their mobile device is in Do Not Disturb mode.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
By default, the following notifications are set as critical:
- Major Incident Promotion Notification
- Major Incident- ICA SLA Breached
- Major Incident- ICT SLA Warning
You can set any push notification as critical so that agents receive it even when their mobile device is in Do Not Disturb mode.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > System notification > Push > Push Notification and open the notification to set as critical.
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In the selected notification record, select the What to send tab.
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Select the info icon [Omitted image "icon-more-info.png"] Alt text: next to the Push message field.
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Select Open record from the Push Notification Message pop-up message.
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Set the isCritical attribute value to true to set the notification as critical.
If the isCritical attribute value is set to false, the notification isn't treated as a critical alert.
---
title: Configure a critical notification
description: Specify which push notifications are sent as critical alerts so that agents receive them even when their mobile device is in Do Not Disturb mode.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/itsm-mobile-agent/configure-critical-notification.html
release: brazil
product: ITSM Mobile Agent
classification: itsm-mobile-agent
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [Configure critical notification]
breadcrumb: [Enable critical alerts in Do Not Disturb mode, Configuring ITSM Mobile Agent, ITSM Mobile Agent, IT Service Management]
---
# Configure a critical notification
Specify which push notifications are sent as critical alerts so that agents receive them even when their mobile device is in Do Not Disturb mode.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## About this task
By default, the following notifications are set as critical:
- Major Incident Promotion Notification
- Major Incident- ICA SLA Breached
- Major Incident- ICT SLA Warning
You can set any push notification as critical so that agents receive it even when their mobile device is in Do Not Disturb mode.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **System notification** > **Push** > **Push Notification** and open the notification to set as critical.
2. In the selected notification record, select the **What to send** tab.
3. Select the info icon \[Omitted image "icon-more-info.png"\] Alt text: next to the **Push message** field.
4. Select **Open record** from the **Push Notification Message** pop-up message.
5. Set the **isCritical** attribute value to **true** to set the notification as critical.
If the **isCritical** attribute value is set to **false**, the notification isn't treated as a critical alert.
| title | Configure a critical notification |
| description | Specify which push notifications are sent as critical alerts so that agents receive them even when their mobile device is in Do Not Disturb mode. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/itsm-mobile-agent/configure-critical-notification.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | ITSM Mobile Agent |
| classification | itsm-mobile-agent |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| keywords | Configure critical notification |
| breadcrumb | Enable critical alerts in Do Not Disturb modeConfiguring ITSM Mobile AgentITSM Mobile AgentIT Service Management |