Notify activity

A Notify activity is an activity with Activity Type of Notify (on the Security tab). Such an activity when referenced in a flow, typically sends out correspondence, such as an email message, when a flow execution creates an assignment. Typically, the application sends this correspondence to one or more of the work parties identified in the work item, and reports progress to that party.

For example, the standard activity named Work-.NotifyAssignee sends an email message to a user who will receive the new assignment. The activity runs when the system creates the assignment, not later when the assignment is performed.

Editing in Visio

When editing a flow rule with Visio, you can reference notify activities in either of these equivalent ways:

• On the Assignment properties panel, identify a Notify activity in the Notify field. Enter parameters as required, and click Apply. The system adds an envelope icon () to the assignment shape.
• Drag and drop a shape from the Visio stencil, attaching it to the bottom of an assignment shape. Complete the Notify shape panel, identifying the activity and parameters.

Editing in Process Modeler

When editing a flow rule with Process Modeler:

1. Right-click the assignment shape and select Properties from the context menu to open the Properties panel.
2. Access the Notification tab. Select a notification activity in the Notify field. Enter values for activity parameters. Click Apply or OK.

Creating Notify activities

To mark an activity in a class derived from the Work- base class for use as a notify activity, set the Activity Type field (on the Activity form Security tab) to Notify.

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