Send Message To Topic activity

An activity that sends a message to a topic in Microsoft Azure Service Bus.

Configure the Send Message To Topic activity

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 Software Update 2 or higher.

Good to Know

To send an email notification, click Advanced > Email Notifications .
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.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
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:
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

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the MS Azure Service Bus tab.
On the MS Azure Service Bus tab, drag the Send Message To Topic activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Send Message To Topic activity.

Good to Know

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

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

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:

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

Send Message To Topic Configuration > Message tab

Configures the message to send to a topic in Microsoft Azure Service Bus.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
MS Azure Service Bus	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your Microsoft Azure Service Bus environment. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Microsoft Azure Service Bus Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Microsoft Azure Service Bus.
Topic Name	Function: Specifies the name of the topic from Microsoft Azure Service Bus to send the message. Accepted Values: A topic name from Microsoft Azure Service Bus. 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?
Content Type	Function: Specifies the format of the message to send. Accepted Values: JSON Text XML Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Read Message From This Variable / Map Payload To App Schema	Function: Specifies how to send the message to a topic in Microsoft Azure Service Bus. Accepted Values: Read Message From This Variable - Select this option if you want to send a message from a variable in the AgilePoint NX app. In the text field, specify a variable that stores the message. Map Payload To App Schema - Specifies a payload to send a message. In the text field, specify a payload in JSON or XML format. Click Map Schema button to open the Schema Mapper screen. Use this screen to connect the values in the payload to your AgilePoint process schema. Default Value: Read Message From This Variable 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?

Send Message To Topic Configuration > Advanced Properties tab

Configures the properties from Microsoft Azure Service Bus with values or variables in the AgilePoint NX app to send in a message.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
MS Azure Service Bus	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your Microsoft Azure Service Bus environment. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Microsoft Azure Service Bus Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Microsoft Azure Service Bus.
Topic Name	Function: Specifies the name of the topic from Microsoft Azure Service Bus to send the message. Accepted Values: A topic name from Microsoft Azure Service Bus. 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?
Property Name	Function: Specifies the name of the property to add to the message in a key-value pair. When you select an access token in the MS Azure Service Bus field, this field shows the property names that configured in Microsoft Azure Service Bus. Accepted Values: A property name from the list. 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. 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?
Property Value	Function: Specifies the value for the property in a key-value pair. Accepted Values: A number or a text string that can contain spaces. 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?
Create	Function: Adds a row for a property.
Delete	Function: Deletes the row.