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title: "Read confirmations"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDML/649693103/Read%20confirmations"
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> Macro (aura-html)


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> Automatically add read confirmations to your published pages and assign users as readers  to confirm so you know who has read your pages.

## Overview

The read confirmation feature allows workflow authors to request that users confirm they have read certain content.

- the read confirmation must be enabled for the workflow

The read confirmation is added to the workflow transition to the workflow **final** state.

> ℹ️ The workflow can be configured to allow the reviewer to disable the addition of the read confirmation

## Enabling workflow read confirmation

### In workflow builder

Select the toggle on the side menu. You have the option to specify the users and/or groups that should be assigned to the read confirmation, and specify a due date.

![image](media://7d9da7d5-0fe6-410e-94af-02ced7aee2ba)

### In workflow markup

The read confirmation can be enabled in the workflow by adding the<span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>[read-ack](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650347654)<span style="color: #172b4d">[ macro](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650347654)</span><span style="color: #172b4d"> to the workflow template markup.</span>

## Ways to use read confirmation

### With a final state 

If your workflow has several states, one must be set as the final state. Read confirmation is active in the final state ([see Workflow read confirmation](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650218328)).

### With no states

If you do not need an approval workflow, read confirmation can also be used to request your users to confirm that they have read your content. A [read-ack](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650347654) macro can be added to a workflow using the markup editor ([see example markup](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650347654)).

### Standalone option

If no workflow has been added to the content, a read confirmation can be added to a document as a [standalone read confirmation](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649827501) using the page action menu.

![image](media://75db8df2-0590-4397-b6fd-af27a7f28aef)

## What the user sees

Selected users receive a read confirmation email notification. When they view the page, they see a message asking them to confirm their reading of the content.

![image](media://fddccace-0d46-405e-9a76-69e2541913ff)

The invited user (the reader) can confirm that they have read the document by selecting the **Confirm** link at the bottom of the page.

![image](media://d7cccae3-fd12-4b71-ad95-641a24f6e404)

Read confirmations are added as a **double-tick icon** to the page content header. 

![image](media://13e48b81-295e-45ee-9411-8d547cb5d5a9)

You can click the **double-tick** **icon** to view the status of the read confirmation and reader confirmation in the [read confirmation dialog box](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650218477).

![image](media://f55dbb37-ada5-468d-b9a0-1932ca86c80b)

## Related pages

- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649827501](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649827501)
- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650218328](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650218328)
- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649761089](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649761089)
- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649794401](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649794401)
- [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650154220](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650154220)