Add Comment To User activity

An activity that posts a specified Salesforce Chatter comment to a Salesforce Chatter user.


Post Feed To Chatter User activity

Configure the Add Comment To User activity

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

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 Salesforce Chatter tab.

    Open Salesforce Chatter
  3. On the Salesforce Chatter tab, drag the Add Comment To User activity onto your process.

    Drag Add Comment To User

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Add Comment to User 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

Add Comment To User Configuration screen

Specifies a Salesforce Chatter comment to post to a Salesforce Chatter user.

Figure: Add Comment To User Configuration screen

Add Comment To User Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Chatter

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Salesforce Chatter application.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Salesforce
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Salesforce.
Example:
Refer to:

Instance Name

Description:
Specifies the name of your Salesforce production environment.
Allowed Values:
A valid Salesforce environment URL.
Default Value:
None.

When you select the Salesforce Chatter access token, the Salesforce environment URL is shown in the Instance Name field.

Accepts Variables:
No

User

Description:
Specifies the user name to associate with the action.
Allowed Values:
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?

Select Users Select Users icon

Function:
Specifies the users from the user list.

Message

Description:
Specifies the content of the message.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Add File URL

Description:
Specifies the location of the attachment file.
Allowed Values:
An absolute path and file name on the AgilePoint Server or SharePoint Server.

Only one attachment is supported.

Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
  • c:\My Documents\sample1.doc
  • ${HomeDirectory}\sample2.doc
  • http://demo3:8000/DocumentLib1/sample3.doc

Store the Response Feed Item ID in Custom Attribute or Schema

Description:
Specifies the process data variable that contains the feed item ID.
Allowed Values:
A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string with no spaces or special characters.
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?