Post Message With URL activity

An activity that posts a URL message in LinkedIn.


Post Message With URL activity

Configure the Post Message With URL activity

To configure the Post Message With URL activity, do the procedure in this topic.

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 LinkedIn tab.

    Open LinkedIn
  3. On the LinkedIn tab, drag the Post Message With URL activity onto your process.

    Drag Post Message URL

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Post Message With URL 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

Post Message With URL Configuration

Specifies the necessary information to post a URL message in LinkedIn.

Figure: Post Message With URL Configuration screen

Post Message With URL Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

LinkedIn

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

Create Add Token icon

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

Title

Description:
Specifies the title of the LinkedIn message.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Description

Description:
A description for your LinkedIn message.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Submitted URI

Description:
Specifies the location or path to post with your LinkedIn message.
Allowed Values:
The URI for a LinkedIn message.
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?

Post URL

Description:
Specifies the URL of an image to post in the LinkedIn message.
Allowed Values:
A valid image URL.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Post Message

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

Store Posted Message ID

Description:
Specifies a process data variable that stores the message ID from LinkedIn.
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?

Store Posted Message URL

Description:
Specifies a process data variable that stores the message URL from LinkedIn.
Allowed Values:
A variable.

Format:

  • String

Accepted:

  • URL
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes