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Hi,
some time ago, I posted a small tutorial here on how to create notifications via hooks or workflows:

How-to: Create notifications by using workflows/logic hooks

Hey everyone, we did some testing with these kind of user notifications: [chrome_nRG9aipQqe] We found two working approaches to create them, both are described below: 1st Option: Using Workflows This approach enables most users to create those notifications without modifying/adding php-code. To get it working, a new custom field ( internal_link, type TextField) is needed within the selected “WorkFlow Module” (e.g. accounts.). For this example, we create notifications for each newly added ac…

You have to alter the described approach a bit, but it should work in general.