Receive Message From Queue activity

An activity that receives a message from a queue in Microsoft Azure Service Bus.


Receive Message From Queue activity

Configure the Receive Message From Queue activity

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 MS Azure Service Bus tab.

    Open MS Azure Service Bus tab
  3. On the MS Azure Service Bus tab, drag the Receive Message From Queue activity onto your process.

    Drag Receive Message From Queue activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Receive Message From Queue 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

Receive Message From Queue Configuration > Message tab

Specifies the information to receive the message from a queue in Microsoft Azure Service Bus.

Figure: Receive Message From Queue Configuration > Message tab

Receive Message From Queue Configuration Message tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

MS Azure Service Bus

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Microsoft Azure Service Bus environment.
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 Azure Service Bus
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Microsoft Azure Service Bus.

Queue

Description:
Specifies the name of the queue from Microsoft Azure Service Bus to receive the message.
Allowed Values:
A queue name from Microsoft Azure Service Bus.
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?

Retry Count

Description:
Specifies the number of times Microsoft Azure Service Bus attempts to receive the message from the queue.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • 1-100
Default Value:
60
Accepts Variables:
No

Delay Between Retries (ms)

Description:
Specifies a time interval in milliseconds between each retry.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • 1000-60000
Default Value:
1000
Accepts Variables:
No

Content Type

Description:
Specifies the format of the message to receive.
Allowed Values:
  • JSON
  • Text
  • XML
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Store Message In This Variable / Map Response To App Schema

Description:
Specifies how to store the message from the queue in Microsoft Azure Service Bus.
Allowed Values:
  • Store Message In This Variable - Select this option if you want to store the message in a variable in the AgilePoint NX app.

    In the text field, specify a variable to store the message.

  • Map Response To App Schema - Specifies a payload to receive a message.

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

    Click the Schema Mapping Schema Mapping icon button to open the Schema Mapper.

    Use this screen to connect the response to the data model for your process.

Default Value:
Store Message In This Variable
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?

Receive Message From Queue Configuration > Store Advanced Properties tab

Receives the value from a queue property in Microsoft Azure Service Bus, and stores the property value in a variable in the AgilePoint NX app.

Figure: Receive Message From Queue Configuration > Store Advanced Properties tab

Receive Message From Queue Configuration Store Advanced Properties tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

MS Azure Service Bus

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Microsoft Azure Service Bus environment.
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 Azure Service Bus
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Microsoft Azure Service Bus.

Queue

Description:
Specifies the name of the queue from Microsoft Azure Service Bus to receive the message.
Allowed Values:
A queue name from Microsoft Azure Service Bus.
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?

Retry Count

Description:
Specifies the number of times Microsoft Azure Service Bus attempts to receive the message from the queue.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • 1-100
Default Value:
60
Accepts Variables:
No

Delay Between Retries (ms)

Description:
Specifies a time interval in milliseconds between each retry.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • 1000-60000
Default Value:
1000
Accepts Variables:
No

Property Name

Description:
Specifies a queue property whose information to receive.

When you select an access token in the MS Azure Service Bus field, this field shows the property names that are configured in Microsoft Azure Service Bus.

Allowed Values:
A property name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No
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?

Property Value

Description:
Specifies a variable to store the value of the property.

The value is passed from the property to the variable specified in this field.

Allowed Values:
A variable that accepts a value of the same data type as the property.
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?

Create Add Token icon

Function:
Adds a row for the Property Name and Property Value fields.

Delete Delete icon

Function:
Deletes the row.