Publish Message activity

An activity that publishes a message to a topic in Amazon SNS.

Configure the Publish Message activity

Examples

(External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS
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.

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v9.0 Software Update 1 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 Amazon SNS tab.
On the Amazon SNS tab, drag the Publish Message activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Publish Message 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

Publish Message Configuration > Message Body tab

Specifies the content of the message to publish to a topic in Amazon SNS.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
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	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Amazon Web Services Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Amazon Web Services.
Topic ARN	Description: Specifies the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the topic to publish the message. The topic ARN comes from Amazon SNS. Allowed Values: A topic ARN from Amazon SNS. When you select the access token from the Amazon Web Service field, this field shows the topic ARNs associated with the access token. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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?
Subject	Description: Specifies the subject line for the message. Allowed Values: One line of text (a string). Accepted: Letters Numbers Spaces Special characters Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS
Identical Payload / Custom Payload	Description: Specifies whether to customize the message to publish for each endpoint type. Allowed Values: Identical Payload – Publishes the same message to all subscribers, regardless of the subscribed endpoint type. Custom Payload – Configures the message for each endpoint type. Default Value: Identical Payload Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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?
Payload	Description: Specifies the content of the message to send to all subscribers. Allowed Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts 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?
Endpoint	Description: Specifies an endpoint type to which to send the message. You must enter the message in the Message field to send to the subscribed endpoints associated with the endpoint type specified in this field. To Open this Field: In the Identical Payload / Custom Payload field, Select Custom Payload. Allowed Values: An endpoint type from the list. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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?
Message	Description: Specifies the content of the message for the endpoint. To Open this Field: In the Identical Payload / Custom Payload field, Select Custom Payload. Allowed Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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 the Endpoint and Message fields.
Delete	Function: Deletes the row.
Store Response Message ID In This Variable (String)	Description: Specifies a variable to store the ID of the published message. The message ID comes from Amazon SNS. Allowed Values: A variable. Format: String Accepted: Letters Numbers Special characters Not Accepted: Spaces Default Value: None Accepts 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?

Publish Message Configuration > Message Attributes tab

Configures the attributes for the message to publish in Amazon SNS.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
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	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Amazon Web Services Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Amazon Web Services.
Topic ARN	Description: Specifies the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the topic to publish the message. The topic ARN comes from Amazon SNS. Allowed Values: A topic ARN from Amazon SNS. When you select the access token from the Amazon Web Service field, this field shows the topic ARNs associated with the access token. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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?
Subject	Description: Specifies the subject line for the message. Allowed Values: One line of text (a string). Accepted: Letters Numbers Spaces Special characters Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS
Type	Description: Specifies the type of attibute to add as metadata to the message in a key-value pair. Allowed Values: An attribute type from the list. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Example: Refer to: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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?
Name	Description: Specifies the name of the attibute to add as metadata to the message in a key-value pair. 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: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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 of the attibute 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: (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Amazon SNS 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 the Type, Name, and Value fields.
Delete	Function: Deletes the selected row.
Store Response Message ID In This Variable (String)	Description: Specifies a variable to store the ID of the published message. The message ID comes from Amazon SNS. Allowed Values: A variable. Format: String Accepted: Letters Numbers Special characters Not Accepted: Spaces Default Value: None Accepts 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?