Post Feed To Chatter User activity

An activity that posts a specified Salesforce Chatter feed to a Salesforce Chatter user.


Post Feed To Chatter User activity

Configure the Post Feed to Chatter User activity

To configure the Post Feed to Chatter User activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
  2. Do one of these:
    • Add an activity:
      1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Salesforce Chatter Salesforce Chatter icon tab.
      2. On the Salesforce Chatter Salesforce Chatter icon tab, drag the Post Feed To Chatter User Post Feed To Chatter User icon activity onto your process.
    • Change an activity:
      1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Post Feed to Chatter User activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Fields

Field Name Definition

Display Name

Function:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Configuration to Post Feed To Chatter User

Specifies a Salesforce Chatter feed to post to a Salesforce Chatter user.

Figure: Configuration to Post Feed To Chatter User screen

Configuration to Post Feed To Chatter User screen

Fields

Field Name Definition

Chatter

Function:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Salesforce Chatter application.
Accepted Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None

Add Token Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Salesforce
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Salesforce.
Example:
Refer to:

Instance Name

Function:
Specifies the name of your Salesforce production environment.
Accepted Values:
A valid Salesforce environment URL.
Default Value:
None.

When you select the Salesforce Chatter access token, the Salesforce environment URL is shown in the Instance Name field.

Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

User

Function:
Specifies the user name to associate with the action.
Accepted Values:
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Select Users Select Users icon

Function:
Specifies the users from the user list.

Message

Function:
Specifies the content of the message.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Add File URL

Function:
Specifies the location of the attachment file.
Accepted Values:
An absolute path and file name on the AgilePoint Server or SharePoint Server.

Only one attachment is supported.

Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Example:
  • c:\My Documents\sample1.doc
  • ${HomeDirectory}\sample2.doc
  • http://demo3:8000/DocumentLib1/sample3.doc

Store the Feed Item ID in Custom Attribute or Schema

Function:
Specifies the process data variable that contains the feed item ID.
Accepted Values:
A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string with no spaces or special characters.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?