Publish Event activity
An activity that publishs an event to one or more topics in Apache Kafka.

Configure the Publish Event activity
Examples
- (External) AgilePoint NX Connector For Apache Kafka
- 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 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:
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 Apache Kafka tab.
- On the Apache Kafka tab,
drag the Publish Event
activity onto your process.
General Configuration
Specifies the basic settings for the Publish Event activity.

Good to Know
- Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.
Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Display Name |
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Description |
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Publish Event Configuration > Event tab
Specifies the configuration to publish an event to one or more topics in Apache Kafka.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Apache Kafka |
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Create |
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Topic |
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Auto Create Topic |
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Key |
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Content Type |
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Map Payload To App Schema / Read Event From This Variable |
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Publish Event Configuration > Advanced tab
Configures the headers for the event that is published in Apache Kafka.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Apache Kafka |
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Create |
|
Topic |
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Auto Create Topic |
|
Key |
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Header Name |
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Header Value |
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Create |
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Delete |
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