Update Document (Elasticsearch) activity

An activity that updates a document in Elasticsearch.


Update Document activity

Configure the Update Document 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 Elasticsearch tab.

    Open Elasticsearch tab
  3. On the Elasticsearch tab, drag the Update Document activity onto your process.

    Drag Update Document activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Update Document 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

Update Document Configuration

Specifies the information to update a document in Elasticsearch.

Figure: Update Document Configuration screen

Update Document Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Elasticsearch

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Elasticsearch service.
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 Elasticsearch
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Elasticsearch.

AgilePoint Index / Custom Index

Description:
Specifies whether the Index Name field shows AgilePoint indexes or custom indexes from Elasticsearch.
Allowed Values:
  • AgilePoint Index - Shows indexes that are configured for AgilePoint NX in Elasticsearch.
  • Custom Index - Shows all the predefined indexes from Elasticsearch.
Default Value:
AgilePoint Index
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?

Index Name

Description:
Specifies the name of the index in which to update the document.
Allowed Values:
An index name from the list.

When you select the index type from the AgilePoint Index / Custom Index field, this field shows the indexes associated with the index type.

Default Value:
None
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?

Document ID

Description:
Specifies the ID of the document to change in Elasticsearch.
Allowed Values:
An alphanumeric string that represents a document ID.

It can be one of these:

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?

Enter Request Payload / Get Request Payload From This Variable / Query / Form Data

Description:
Specifies how to connect the request data from Elasticsearch to the AgilePoint process schema.
Allowed Values:
  • Enter Request Payload – Specify a payload to use to connect to the process schema.

    In the text field, specify a payload in JSON format.

    Click Map Request To App Schema to open the Schema Mapper screen.

    Use this screen to connect the payload values to the AgilePoint process schema.

  • Get Request Payload From This Variable – Sends a request with a variable in the AgilePoint NX app.

    In the text field, specify a variable that stores the request payload.

  • Query – Specifies the SQL WHERE clause to update a document from Elasticsearch.
  • Form Data – Sends a request using the form fields in the AgilePoint NX app.

    If this option is selected, it converts all the form fields in the app to JSON format and uses the result as the request payload.

Default Value:
Enter Request Payload
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?