Create Topic (Amazon SNS) activity

An activity that creates a topic in Amazon SNS.


Create Topic activity

Configure the Create Topic activity

Examples

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 SNS tab.

    Open Amazon SNS tab
  3. On the Amazon SNS tab, drag the Create Topic activity onto your process.

    Drag Create Topic activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Create Topic 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

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

Create Topic Configuration > Attributes tab

Specifies the information to create a topic in Amazon SNS.

Figure: Create Topic Configuration > Attributes tab

Create Topic Configuration Attributes tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Amazon Web Services

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Amazon Web Services.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts 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.

Topic Name

Description:
Specifies the name of the topic to create in Amazon SNS.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Hyphens (-)
  • Underscores (_)

Not Accepted:

  • Spaces
  • Other special characters
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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?

Repeating Node

Description:
Specifies a complex schema node from which the values of the node can be added as attributes to the topic.
Allowed Values:
A complex schema node.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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?

Key

Description:
Specifies the name of the key to add as an attribute to the topic in a key-value pair.
Allowed Values:
  • A key from the list.
  • A parent node from the complex schema node.

    If you specify a complex schema node in the Repeating Node field, you must specify a parent node in this field.

Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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?

Value

Description:
Specifies the value for the key in a key-value pair.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
  • Special characters
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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 Add Token icon

Function:
Adds a row for the Key and Value fields.
Limitations:

Delete Delete icon

Function:
Deletes the row.

Store Response Topic ARN In This Variable (String)

Description:
Specifies a variable to store the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the topic.

The topic ARN comes from Amazon SNS.

Allowed Values:
A variable.

Format:

  • String

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Special characters

Not Accepted:

  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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 Topic Configuration > Tags tab

Configures the tags to add to a topic in Amazon SNS.

Figure: Create Topic Configuration > Tags tab

Create Topic Configuration Tags tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Amazon Web Services

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Amazon Web Services.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts 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.

Topic Name

Description:
Specifies the name of the topic to create in Amazon SNS.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Hyphens (-)
  • Underscores (_)

Not Accepted:

  • Spaces
  • Other special characters
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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?

Repeating Node

Description:
Specifies a complex schema node from which the values of the node can be added as tags to the topic.
Allowed Values:
A complex schema node.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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?

Key

Description:
Specifies the name of the key to add as a tag to the topic in a key-value pair.
Allowed Values:
  • A key from the list.
  • A parent node from the complex schema node.

    If you specify a complex schema node in the Repeating Node field, you must specify a parent node in this field.

Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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?

Value

Description:
Specifies the value for the key in a key-value pair.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
  • Special characters
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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 Add Token icon

Function:
Adds a row for the Key and Value fields.
Limitations:

Delete Delete icon

Function:
Deletes the row.

Store Response Topic ARN In This Variable (String)

Description:
Specifies a variable to store the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the topic.

The topic ARN comes from Amazon SNS.

Allowed Values:
A variable.

Format:

  • String

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Special characters

Not Accepted:

  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
Refer to:
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?