Create a manager user and assign him 'manager' role at system level (no need to create it if you already have one) Create a course with a start date in 2 days Go to site admin > analytics > analytics settings and disable 'onlycli' setting Go to site admin > analytics > analytics models and make sure that 'No teaching' model is enabled Execute 'Get predictions' for 'No teaching' model Go to the database and execute the following query: select id, useridfrom, subject from m_notifications order by id desc; The value of the useridfrom column for the top record should be -10 (the noreply user)