Get Channel activity

An activity that gets the information about a channel in Microsoft Teams.


Get Channel activity

Configure the Get Channel activity

To configure the Get Channel activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

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 Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams icon tab.
      2. On the Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams icon tab, drag the Get Channel Get Channel icon activity onto your process.
    • Change an activity:
      1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Get Channel 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

Get Channel Configuration

Specifies the information about a channel to get from Microsoft Teams.

Figure: Get Channel Configuration screen

Get Channel Configuration screen

Fields

Field Name Definition

Microsoft Teams

Function:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Microsoft Teams service.
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 Microsoft Teams
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Microsoft Teams.

Team

Function:
Specifies the team name in Microsoft Teams.
Accepted Values:
A team name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Channel

Function:
Specifies the Microsoft Teams channel whose infromation to get.
Accepted Values:
A channel name from the list.
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?

Map Schema

Function:
Maps information about the channel from the Microsoft Teams data model to your schema.
Accepted Values:
Click the Schema Mapping Schema Mapping icon button to open the Schema Mapper.

Use this screen to connect the response to the data model for your process.

Default Value:
None
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?