Query Multiple Items (Amazon DynamoDB) activity

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


Query Multiple Items activity

Configure the Query Multiple Items activity

To configure the Query Multiple Items 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 Amazon DynamoDB tab.

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

    Drag Query Multiple Items activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Query Multiple Items 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

Query Multiple Items Configuration > Request Tab

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

Figure: Query Multiple Items Configuration > Request tab

Query Multiple Items Configuration Request tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

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 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 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 Create icon

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

Delete Delete icon

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.

Figure: Query Multiple Items Configuration > Response tab

Query Multiple Items Configuration Response tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

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 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 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 Schema Mapping icon 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: