Send Message To Group Chat activity

An activity that sends a message to a group chat in Microsoft Teams.


Send Message To Group Chat activity

Configure the Send Message To Group Chat activity

To configure the Send Message To Group Chat 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 Microsoft Teams tab.

    Open Microsoft Teams tab
  3. On the Microsoft Teams tab, drag the Send Message To Group Chat activity onto your process.

    Drag Send Message To Group Chat activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Send Message To Group Chat 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

Send Message To Group Chat Configuration

Specifies the configuration to send a message to a group chat in Microsoft Teams.

Figure: Send Message To Group Chat Configuration screen

Send Message To Group Chat Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Microsoft Teams

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

Group Chat ID

Description:
Specifies the ID of the group chat to which to send a message.

The group chat ID comes from Microsoft Teams.

Allowed Values:
A group chat ID from Microsoft Teams.
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?

Chat Message

Description:
Specifies the content of the message to send to a group chat.
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?

Store Message ID In This Variable

Description:
Specifies a variable to store the ID of the message.

The message ID comes from Microsoft Teams.

Allowed Values:
A variable.

Format:

  • String

Accepted:

  • Numbers
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?