20.3.5 Pushing a Smile to a Colleague
Send a push notification to an opted-in user from a native page process.
Push notifications usually flag something important; they can also deliver a laugh. In a Send Chuckle page like the one below, users can "gift" a colleague a random line that might make them smile.
Figure 20-34 Users Send Push Notification with Random Laughable Line
The page uses a Get Random Chuckle page process of type Invoke API to call the RANDOM_CHUCKLE function. It configures the hidden P11_RANDOM_CHUCKLE page item to receive the result. Then, it uses the Send Push Notification page process shown below to deliver the push notification to the username selected in the P11_USERNAME select list.
APEX optimizes delivery to alert only opted-in users, and automatically sends to all their subscribed devices. If you push a notification to a user who has not opted in, no problem. APEX simply ignores it for that user. This saves you from having to keep track of subscribed users yourself.
Figure 20-35 Delivering a Push Notification with Native Page Process
Since Lucy has opted-in to push notification, she receives the line in a notification on her smartphone and paired watch and smiles thinking about one of her favorite movies.
Figure 20-36 Lucy Receives the Notification and Laughs
Parent topic: Delivering Push Notifications