Add Blog activity

An activity that lets you create and publish a blog on your SharePoint site.

Configure the Add Blog activity

To configure the Add Blog activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

(Example) Create a SharePoint Access Token

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, and open the SharePoint tab.
On the SharePoint tab, drag the Add Blog activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Add Blog activity.

Good to Know

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

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Description: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Allowed Values: One line of text (a string). Accepted: Letters Numbers Spaces Default Value: None Accepts 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	Description: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Allowed Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Description:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Allowed Values:

One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

Letters
Numbers
Spaces

Default Value:

None

Accepts 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

Description:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Variables:: No

Add Blog Post Configuration

Specifies the date, content, and the SharePoint site to create and publish the blog.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
SharePoint	Description: Specifies the access token that connects to your SharePoint site. Allowed Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No Example: Refer to: (Example) Configure a Create List Item Activity to Put the Leave Information in the SharePoint List (External) Form Based Apps – SharePoint Data Source (Example) Create a SharePoint Access Token
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for SharePoint Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to SharePoint. Example: Refer to: (Example) Create a SharePoint Access Token
Site URL	Description: Specifies the URL for your SharePoint site. Allowed Values: A valid SharePoint site URL. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: http://[machine name]:[port]/sites/[site name] Note: You must include the /sites in the Site URL for the site to be created successfully. (External) Form Based Apps – SharePoint Data Source
Post Title	Description: Specifies the title of the blog post to create. Allowed Values: One line of text (a string). Accepted: Letters Numbers Spaces Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes
Post Content	Description: Specifies the content of the blog post to create. Allowed Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes
Categories	Description: Specifies the categories under which to publish the blog post. Allowed Values: One or more categories configured on your SharePoint site. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No
Published Date	Description: Specifies the date and time to publish the blog post. Allowed Values: A process data variable A valid date and time. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes