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title: "System Messages: Overview"
slug: "system-messages-overview-window"
updated: 2025-07-01T12:13:43Z
published: 2025-07-01T13:46:10Z
canonical: "docs.mapp.com/system-messages-overview-window"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# System Messages: Overview

## Overview

The **System Messages** overview displays a list of default and customized messages used for automated system communication in Mapp Engage. It provides access to message details, editing options, and tools to manage message behavior.

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## Navigation Path​

- *Messages​* > *System Messages > System-Wide​*
- *Messages​* > *System Messages > Group (General)*
- *Messages​* > *System Messages > Group (Specific) > Group (select from drop-down)*

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## System Messages Overview

### Information Displayed

| Information | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **​Name​** | Displays the internal name of the system message. |
| **​Info​** | Tooltip icons show a short description or purpose of the message. |
| **​Type​** | Indicates the type of action the message supports: - **Subscription**: These system messages pertain to group subscriptions (e.g. subscription moderation). - **Unsubscribe**: These system messages pertain to group unsubscribes (e.g. unsubscribe notification). - **Profile Change**: These system messages pertain to profile changes in Mapp Engage. - **Notification**: These system messages notify the recipient of a group change (e.g. a change of credit, password change). - **Message**: These system messages pertain to group messages (e.g. message moderation). - **Statistics**: These system messages pertain to statistics in Mapp Engage (e.g. reports) - **Import**: These system messages pertain to the import of data into a group in Mapp Engage (e.g. member import report). - **Export**: These system messages pertain to the export of data from Mapp Engage (e.g. export generated). - **System**: These system messages pertain to the Mapp Engage system (e.g. confirmation of campaign). |
| **​Status​** | Shows whether the message is default or overridden with a custom version. |
| **​Last Changed​** | Shows the date and time when the message was last modified. |

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### Message Actions

| Action | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **​View​** | Opens the preview of the system message. See [​Email Message Preview](/v1/docs/email-message-preview). |
| **​Edit​** | Opens the **Edit System Message** window. **Note**: Customized messages must be edited in the original prepared message. See [​Edit System Message](/v1/docs/edit-system-message-window). |
| **​Suppress Sendout​** | Disables automatic sending of the message without deleting the configuration. |
| **​Back to Default​** | Reverts the message to the default system version. |
| **​Assign Message​** | Opens a window where you can assign a prepared message as a custom version. See [​Edit System Message](/v1/docs/edit-system-message-window). > [!NOTE] > A customized system message cannot be edited here. To edit a customized system message, it is necessary to edit the prepared message used as a template. For more information, see [​Create Templates for System Messages​](/v1/docs/create-templates-for-system-messages). |

## Related

- [Edit System Message](/edit-system-message-window.md)