1. Notifications Guide
  2. Defining the Notification Message

Defining the Notification Message

Use the Message section of the Notification design page to define the subject and text of the notification message, to add a shortcut to an application, and to add a Data Dictionary text item.

To define the notification message:

  1. Open the Message section of the notification design form.

  2. Use the Output and Output Type fields to define user options in Subscription Manager. If you specify a Boolean Output Type, subscribers can decide if they want to be notified if the Boolean value is true or false. If the notification is based on a Watchlist, the Output Type is Watchlist Level and cannot be changed; subscribers can decide if they want to be notified for warning, critical, or normal Watchlist levels. See "Adding a New Subscription" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Foundation Guide for more information.

  3. In the Subject and body fields, enter text, variables, or a combination of both. To insert variables, see step 6.

    Note:

    If using only a variable in the Subject field, remember that it is possible the variable could be blank and then the message will have a blank subject. This makes it difficult for a user to open the message, which is done by clicking on the subject, in both the Notification List and Message Center.

    Note:

    Keep in mind that the Work Center only allows 40 characters for the subject. This means that if you create a subject line that is longer than 40 characters and it is delivered to the Work Center, the subject will be truncated.

  4. To include boilerplate text from a message template in the data dictionary:

    1. Expand the Data Dictionary Text section.

    2. In the Data Item field, enter the name of the message template data item and click Load.

    3. If the message template contains variables, use the grid below it to override the variables with text substitution.

  5. To include a shortcut to an application:

    1. Expand the JD Edward EnterpriseOne Shortcut section.

    2. Complete the Application, Form, and Version fields to specify the form that you want the shortcut to launch.

    3. Click Load. Starting with Orchestrator Studio 6.1.0, this button was removed as it is no longer necessary to "load" the shortcut.

    4. In the Link Text field, enter the text you would like to appear in the message for the shortcut. This shortcut text appears when users access the notification message from the Notification List icon on the EnterpriseOne menu bar, but it does not apply to email or Work Center messages.

    5. In the grid, you can use variables to pass in data to the application when the application is launched from the shortcut.

  6. To include variables in the subject, body, message template text, or shortcut:

    1. Type ${var name} where var name is the name of the variable that you want to include.

    2. Make sure the syntax includes the $ sign and brackets, for example:

      ${creditmanager}

    The variable will be substituted into the message when the notification is sent. The variable can come from any of these places:

    • Any input you define for the notification

    • Watchlists return a set of output that you can use as variables. You can see them by pressing the Test button with the Dispatch Notification switch off. For example, if you want to include the number of Watchlist records in your message you could include this sentence:

      "There are ${records} records in this Watchlist."

    • Orchestrations also return outputs, which you can define when you create the orchestration. You can see them by pressing the Test button with the Dispatch Notification switch off.

  7. Click Save to save your changes.