Query Multiple Items (Amazon DynamoDB) activity

An activity that gets one or more items from Amazon DynamoDB.

Configure the Query Multiple Items activity

To configure the Query Multiple Items activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

The Enable Dynamo DB option must be selected in the Amazon Web Services access token.
For more information, refer to Access tokens for Amazon Web Services.

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 Amazon DynamoDB tab.
On the Amazon DynamoDB tab, drag the Query Multiple Items activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Query Multiple Items 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

Query Multiple Items Configuration > Request Tab

Specifies a filter condition to get one or more items from Amazon DynamoDB.

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
Create	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 from which to query one or more items. Accepted Values: A valid Amazon DynamoDB table name. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Column Name	Function: Specifies the name of the Amazon DynamoDB column. Accepted Values: An Amazon DynamoDB column 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?
Data Type	Function: Specifies the data type of the Amazon DynamoDB column. Accepted Values: String Number Default Value: String
Condition	Function: Specifies the operator to use in your condition. Accepted Values: = <> <= < >= > Between Exists Not Exists Contains Not Contains Begins with Default Value: =
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
Create	Function: Creates a row to specify the Amazon DynamoDB column information.
Delete	Function: Deletes the row.

Query Multiple Items Configuration > Response Tab

Connects the query responses from Amazon DynamoDB columns to the nodes in an AgilePoint schema.

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
Create	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 from which to query one or more items. Accepted Values: A valid Amazon DynamoDB table name. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Map Response to AgilePoint Schema	Function: Specifies the connection from the Amazon DynamoDB API response parameter to your process schema. Accepted Values: Click the Schema Mapping button to open the Schema Mapper. Use this screen to connect the response to the data model for your process. Default Value: None Example: Refer to: (Example) Schema Mapper