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Expand Bitlink activity

An activity that expands a Bitlink, or short URL, to its long URL with Bitly.


Expand Bitlink activity

Configure the Expand Bitlink activity

To configure the Expand Bitlink activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

  • AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 or higher.

Good to Know

  • ​​To send an email notification, click Advanced Advanced icon > Email Notifications E-mail Notifications icon.

    For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).

  • In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
  • This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
    • Properties for System Activities
    • BPMN Properties screen
    • Notifications
  • Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use 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, or 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?

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Bitly tab.

    Open Bitly
  3. On the Bitly tab, drag the Expand Bitlink activity onto your process.

    Drag Expand Bitlink

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Expand Bitlink activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

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

Expand Bitlink Configuration

Specifies a short URL or hash to get its long URL.

Figure: Expand Bitlink Configuration screen

Expand Bitlink Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Bitly

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

Create Add Token icon

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

Short URL/Hash

Function:
Specifies a short URL or hash to get its long URL.
Accepted Values:
  • A short URL from Bitly.
  • A Bitly hash.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Example:
  • Short URL - bit.ly/2V6CFi
  • Hash - 2V6CFi

Store Long URL Response to this Variable

Function:
Specifies a process data variable that stores the long URL from Bitly.
Accepted Values:
A process data variable.
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. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use 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, or 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?

On this page
  • Configure the Expand Bitlink activity
    • Prerequisites
    • Good to Know
    • How to Start
  • General Configuration
    • Good to Know
    • Fields
  • Expand Bitlink Configuration
    • Fields
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Documentation Updated: September 26, 2023


This Page Applies To: AgilePoint NX v8.0


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