Aglet

Triage notification grouping around the right resource

Grouping is useful when people recognize the shared resource and can still act on the items inside it. Triage the grouping key before changing thread or summary behavior. Compare project, work item, conversation, actor, and event state so nearby timestamps do not become the only rule.

Establish what is happening

  1. Capture the event set

    Record notification ID, resource, project, actor, event type, state transition, timestamp, action, and rendered group summary. Include related events and two events that merely arrive together. Keep the destination for each child visible.

  2. Compare relationship

    Ask what makes the notifications one thread: shared resource, conversation, project, actor, or state. Compare whether each child is complete alone and whether the summary preserves enough context. A common actor is not always a common task.

  3. Set the grouping key

    State which identity groups, which cases stay separate, and what the summary must say. Preserve an ungrouped control. Stop when another reviewer can predict the group and destination from the resource rather than delivery time.

What to carry forward

The triage output is a grouping key and summary boundary tied to resource identity and action. Stop when related and coincidental events are distinguishable. If resource identity is missing, leave notifications separate and route the provenance gap.

Technical background: Android developer documentation.

Keep the decision with the work.

Use a Work Item in Aglet to record the problem, the evidence you have, and the next decision. Add an owner and priority, then keep updates in the discussion so the next person can follow the reasoning.

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