Bookshelf v7.7: Using the Message Broadcast Program Type

The Message Broadcast Arguments applet appears if the Send Message Broadcast workflow policy program is selected in the Actions applet.

Send Message Broadcast Arguments and Values

Table 38 shows the arguments and valid values for the Message Broadcast workflow policy program type.

Table 38. Message Broadcast Workflow Policy Program Type
Argument	Valid Values When Used by Action
Activation	Date and time for which the message broadcast is active. The variable CURRENT can be used when specifying the activation date. See Entering Date Calculations for more information.
Expiration	Date and time when the message broadcast expires. The variable CURRENT can be used when specifying the activation date. See Entering Date Calculations for more information.
Abstract	Short description of the message broadcast.
Message Template	Text of message to broadcast. Maximum length is 2000 characters, including variable substitutions. "Current" is a reserved word in Siebel Workflow. Do not use this word in a message.
Severity	Severity of message to broadcast.
Available Substitutions	Dynamic fields that you can use in the Abstract and Message Template. When the action executes, the substitution value is populated with the value from the record that meets all of the policy conditions.

Activating the Check New Broadcasted Message Workflow Policy

If you use any workflow policy that contains a workflow policy program type = Send Message Broadcast and you enable message broadcast caching on an object manager component, then you must activate the Check New Broadcasted Message workflow policy, which belongs to the Siebel Messaging policy group.

The Check New Broadcasted Message policy monitors the S_BRDCST_MSG table and invokes the Notify Broadcasted Message workflow process to broadcast any new message added to the table.

For information on configuring message broadcast caching, see Applications Administration Guide. For information on activating a workflow policy, see Creating Database Triggers.