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title: "Notification placeholder tags"
slug: "notification-placeholder-tags"
updated: 2026-03-25T15:31:56Z
published: 2026-03-25T15:31:56Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/notification-placeholder-tags"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Notification placeholder tags

There's a variety of Notifications you can use Placeholder tags in Cintra People HR.

Examples include:

- Leave Notification Emails
- Checklist Notifications
- Employee Record Notifications
- Company Doc Notifications
- HR Notifications

The Placeholders we offer are:

| **Placeholders** | **Placeholder Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **General Notifications** |  |
| [employee.first_name] | Employee's first name |
| [employee.last_name] | Employee's surname |
| [employee.full_name] | Employee's full name (firstname and surname) |
| [employee.email] | Employee's email address |
| [request_url] | The URL link to the request |
| [request.summary] | Summary of the request |
| [request.start_date] | Request start date |
| [request.end_date] | Request end date |
| [request.hours] | How many hours the request is for |
| [request.days] | How many days the request is for |
| [request.reason] | Reason for the request |
| [request.approver_comments] | Comments for approving request |
| [request.rejection_comments] | Comments for rejecting request |
| [request.cancel_reason] | Reason for cancelling request |
| [request.cancel_comments] | Comments for cancelling request |
| [category.name] | Category is either leave type or sickness type |
| [toil_term] | Customized TOIL name |
| [remaining_hours] | Employee's remaining hours |
| [remaining_days] | Employee's remaining days |
| [rejected_by.first_name] | Request rejecter surname. Only available on rejected emails |
| [rejected_by.last_name] | Request rejecter first name. Only available on rejected emails |
| [rejected_by.full_name] | Request rejecter full name (firstname and surname). Only available on rejected emails |
| [rejected_by.email] | Request rejecter email address. Only available on rejected emails |
| [approved_by.first_name] | Request approver surname. Only available on approved emails |
| [approved_by.last_name] | Request approver firstname. Only available on approved emails |
| [approved_by.full_name] | Request approver full name (firstname and surname). Only available on approved emails |
| [approved_by.email] | Request approver email address. Only available on approved emails |
| **Checklist Notifications** |  |
| [name] | The name of the Checklist |
| [employee.name] | The name of the employee the Checklist is related to |
| [empplyee.email] | The email address of the employee the Checklist is related to |
| [assigned_to.name] | The name of the employee the Checklist is assigned to |
| [assigned_to.email] | The email address of the employee the Checklist is assigned to |
| [assigned_by.name] | The name of the employee that assigned the Checklist |
| [assigned_by.email] | The email of the employee that assigned the Checklist |
| [assigned_date] | The date & time the Checklist was assigned |
| [due_date] | The date & time the Checklist is due |
| **Employee Records/Company Docs** |  |
| [name] | The name of the Employee Record / Company Document |
| [url] | The URL of the Employee Record / Company Document |
| [owner.name] | The name of the Record / Document Owner |
| [owner.email] | The email address of the Record / Document Owner |
| [next_review_date] | The next Review date of the Record / Document if one is set |
| [acknowledged_by.name] | The name of the employee who acknowledged the Record / Document |
| [acknowledged_by.email] | The email address of the employee who acknowledged the Record / Document |