# Your Inbox

Read and manage the notifications that Open Core HR sends you.

The Inbox brings together everything that needs your attention. Open it from the **Inbox** icon in the top bar. The number on the icon counts approvals waiting for you and updates you haven't read. It changes as soon as something new arrives, and a short message appears in the corner of the screen. Choose **Open** on that message to go straight to it.

The Inbox has up to three tabs:

- **To do**: requests waiting for your approval, such as leave, expenses and loans. You see this tab if you approve requests. See [Approval inbox](https://czappstudio.com/ar/docs/administration/approvals).
- **Updates**: messages Open Core HR has sent you, such as decisions on your requests, announcements and finished exports.
- **My requests**: your recent leave requests and expense claims with their current status. Use **All leave** or **All expenses** to see everything.

## Managing updates

Use **Filters** to show only unread updates or one category. **Mark all as read** marks them read; **Clear all** removes them. Use **Load more** to see older updates.

1. Click an update to mark it as read. If it relates to something you can open, such as a leave request, you go straight to that page.
2. To remove one update, choose **Clear notification** from its actions menu.
3. To mark everything as read without opening it, click **Mark all as read**.
4. To empty the list, click **Clear all**.

![Inbox Updates (1): Mark all as read (2) or Clear all (3).](https://media.czappstudio.com/screens/docs/inbox-updates/light-df3c994ced-2880.webp)

## Tips

- You can link to a tab directly, for example `/inbox?tab=updates`.
- Clearing an update only removes it from your list. It doesn't undo what it was about.