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title: How do I handle system messages?
slug: help/en-us/pulse/how-do-i-handle-system-messages
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createdAt: 2026-02-09T13:09:04.464Z
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PULSE team is able to post an alert when there is a system outage or upcoming downtime for system maintenance. These system messages are displayed at the top of PULSE screen, and you can click the X to the far right to close the message once you've read it. It will be displayed again if you refresh your browser window or log out and back into PULSE.

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