Post Message activity

An activity that posts a text message in LinkedIn.


Post Message activity

Configure the Post Message activity

To configure the Post Message activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

Good to Know

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 LinkedIn tab.

    Open LinkedIn
  3. On the LinkedIn tab, drag the Post Message activity onto your process.

    Drag Post Message

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Post Message 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

Post Message Configuration

Specifies the necessary information to post a text message in LinkedIn.

Figure: Post Message Configuration screen

Post Message Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

LinkedIn

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

Create Add Token icon

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

Post Message

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

Store Posted Message ID

Function:
Specifies a process data variable that stores the message ID from LinkedIn.
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:

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Store Posted Message URL

Function:
Specifies a process data variable that stores the message URL from LinkedIn.
Accepted Values:
A process data variable that accepts a URL.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes