Defining the Notification Message (Orchestrator Studio 7.2.0.0)

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

To define a 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 application links:

   1. Expand the Actions section.

   2. In the Applications Links section, click Add.

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

   4. If desired, define a personal form, query, or watchlist to be used when the application opens.

      If the user receiving the message does not have view access to that particular personal form, query, or watchlist, the application will open without it.

   5. In the Link Text field, enter the text you would like to appear in the message for the shortcut. This shortcut text appears in the notification message.

      Prior to Release 9.2.3.2, the link text that you define here only appears in notification messages accessed from the Notification List (bell icon) on the EnterpriseOne menu bar, not in external email or Work Center messages.

   6. In the Pre Text and Post Text fields, enter the text you want to appear before and after the shortcut text.

   7. 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 other links (for example, to launch an orchestration or notification):

   1. Expand the Actions section.

   2. In the Other Links section, click Add.

   3. Select the type of link you would like to add from the Type drop-down menu. Valid values are Orchestration, Notification, or URL.

   4. Depending on the type you've selected, enter either the orchestration name, notification name, or URL.

   5. In the Link Text field, enter the text you would like to appear in the message for the link. This link text appears in the notification message.

      Prior to Release 9.2.3.2, the link text that you define here only appears in notification messages accessed from the Notification List (bell icon) on the EnterpriseOne menu bar, not in external email or Work Center messages.

   6. In the Pre Text and Post Text fields, enter the text you want to appear before and after the link text.

   7. Use the grid, to work with orchestration input, notification input, or a key for the URL, depending on which type of link you are using.

7. To include report output as an attachment:

   1. Expand the Attachments section and click Add.

   2. In the grid, complete the Link Text, Job Number, Execution Server, and File Type for the report output that you want to attach. The report output can be generated by an orchestration or it can have been previously generated outside of any orchestrations or notifications. Either standard EnterpriseOne reports or BI Publisher reports can be attachments. You can define the Link Text, Job Number, and Execution Server as variables.

8. 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.

9. Click Save to save your changes.