Insert Items (Amazon DynamoDB) activity

An activity that puts new items into Amazon DynamoDB.


Insert Items activity

Configure the Insert Items activity

To configure the Insert Items 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, go to the Activity Library, and open the Amazon DynamoDB Amazon DynamoDB icon tab.
      2. On the Amazon DynamoDB Amazon DynamoDB icon tab, drag the Insert Items Insert Items icon activity onto your process.
    • Change an activity:
      1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Insert Items 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

Insert Items Configuration

Specifies the information to put new items into Amazon DynamoDB.

Figure: Insert Items Configuration screen

Insert Items Configuration screen

Fields

Field Name Definition

Amazon Web Services

Function:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Amazon Web Services.
Accepted Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Add Token Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Amazon Web Services
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Amazon Web Services.

Table Name

Function:
Specifies the Amazon DynamoDB table to which items are added or changed.
Accepted Values:
A valid Amazon DynamoDB table name.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Repeating Node

Function:
Specifies the repeating schema element from the Process Data > Form Data or Model Data tab.
Accepted Values:
A valid repeating XML schema element.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Example:
/pd:myFields/pd:PersonalDetails

Column Name

Function:
Specifies the name of the Amazon DynamoDB column.

When you select a table name, the column names associated with the table show in this field

Accepted Values:
A valid Amazon DynamoDB column name.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
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?

Column Value

Function:
Specifies the child schema element of the repeating schema element from the Process Data > Form Data or Model Data tab.
Accepted Values:
A valid child XML schema element.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Example:
/pd:AgilePoint/pd:Products/pd:ComponentName

Data Type

Function:
Specifies the data type of the Amazon DynamoDB column.
Accepted Values:
  • String
  • Number
Default Value:
String

Create Create icon

Function:
Creates a row to specify the Amazon DynamoDB column information.

Delete Delete icon

Function:
Deletes the row.