We will need to configure inbound Messages to process the data returned from the poll.
In order to process the data that is returned from the remote system, we will need to create the appropriate Messages in Unifi. The following Messages will be required:
UpdateIncidentInbound
ResolveIncidentInbound
To satisfy the requirements of this Guide (and because we have already configured one of those Messages in the previous Incident Update Poller Guide, we will only need to configure the one message i.e. ResolveIncidentInbound.
We shall look in detail at how to configure that Message and the appropriate Message Scripts over the next couple of pages.
Let's begin by configuring the ResolveIncidentInbound Message.
We will configure another inbound update type message to process the data returned from the poll and update our target record.
Rather than create the ResolveIncidentInbound Message from scratch, it will be quicker to copy the UpdateIncidentInbound Message and make some minor changes.
Click on the 'Messages' icon to open the Messages page.
Click the ellipsis to the right of the UpdateIncidentInbound Message & then click Copy.
The fields to edit for the Copy Message modal are as follows:
Your Copy Message modal should look like this:
Click Copy.
You will be redirected to the Details page of the newly created ResolveIncidentInbound Message.
The Details fields to be edited are as follows:
Your Details form should look like this:
Navigate to Message > Bond.
The Bond fields to be edited are as follows:
Your Bond form should look like this:
Click Save.
We are now ready to configure the Fields for the ResolveIncidentInbound Message.
Field | Description | Value |
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Field | Description | Value |
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Field | Description | Value |
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Message name
The message name that is unique for this integration.
'ResolveIncidentInbound'
Description
The description for this message and the requirement it is meeting.
<Your description>
Bond pending
Process this message when the bond state is Pending.
<true>
Bond suspended
Process this message when the bond state is Suspended.
<true>
Bond vendor suspended
Process this message when the bond state is Vendor suspended.
<true>
We will utilise the Field & Field Map records to configure the Message Scripts for the ResolveIncidentInbound Message.
Field records can represent the handling of two categories of data: either a data object which carries transaction specific data (e.g. name, time stamp, source id etc.), or a field element on the bonded record (e.g. Short description).
The 'message.header', 'incident.description' and 'incident.short_description' Field records are already be in place because they were also copied when we copied the Message. We will now configure Field records for the remaining field elements we have chosen to map.
Depending on your requirements, you will need to create Field records for each of the relevant Incident record field elements you wish to map. As we have chosen to include the state
, close_notes
& close_code
elements in both the Setup script & Response script of the Poll Processor, this Guide will focus on those three only. If you wish, however, you are free to configure other Field records as required (ensuring you also define them in both the Setup Script & Response script of the Poll Processor).
For a full description of the available Field Maps, please see the relevant page in our technical documentation.
The table below lists the Incident record field elements we will map and the relevant Field Maps required to configure each Field record.
Incident Field | Field Map |
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*Field map: Values may vary (dependent on your configuration of the copies). Choose the copy Field Maps you created earlier.
Unifi created the incident.state (Integration level) Field when we first created the Message level record whilst following the Outbound Incident Guide. It is, therefore, displayed in the Fields list on the ResolveIncidentInbound Message with Active set to false.
From the ResolveIncidentInbound Message, navigate to Message > Fields.
Your ResolveIncident Message Fields page should look like this:
Find the incident.state (Integration level) Field & set Active to true.
The empty circle icon next to the Field name turns green & contains a green ‘check’ (to indicate that Message level configuration exists for this Field) when we set Active to true. (The ‘Build Integration’ button became visible in the banner when we copied the UpdateIncidentInbound Message).
By simply setting the Active flag to true on the Integration level Field record listed on the Message, Unifi has created the Message level counterpart.
Click to open the newly created incident.state (Message level) Field record for further editing.
The incident.state Field record opens to the Details page.
To edit, set Inherit to False.
Save the record (the fields now become editable).
Field inheritance is set to true by default. This means the record will be updated with integration-level Field values when saved (except for Active, Inherit and Message values).
You can either uncheck the Inherit field to configure locally, or edit the integration-level Field record. We will choose to uncheck the Inherit field and configure locally, because we want this inbound Field to be different to the outbound one (and the integration-level Field which was automatically created at that time).
For more information on Field Inheritance click here.
Navigate to Field > Settings.
The fields to be changed to configure the incident.state (Message level) Field record are as follows:
Your incident.state (Message level) Settings form should look like this:
Save the record.
As with incident.state, Unifi created the incident.close_notes (Integration level) Field when we first created the Message level record whilst following the Outbound Incident Guide. We will now create the Message level counterpart for the ResolveIncidentInbound Message.
To quickly navigate to the ResolveIncidentInbound Message from the Details page of the incident.state Field record...
...click the ‘Preview’ icon to the left of the Message field.
From the ResolveIncidentInbound Message, navigate to Message > Fields.
Find the incident.close_notes (Integration level) Field & set Active to true.
Click to open the newly created incident.close_notes (Message level) Field record for further editing.
The incident.close_notes Field record opens to the Details page.
To edit, set Inherit to False.
Save the record (the fields now become editable).
Navigate to Field > Settings.
The fields to be changed to configure the incident.close_notes (Message level) Field record are as follows:
*Mandatory should already be set to true.
Your 'incident.close_notes' (Message level) Settings form should look like this:
Save the record.
Again, Unifi created the incident.close_code (Integration level) Field when we first created the Message level record whilst following the Outbound Incident Guide. We will also create the Message level counterpart for the ResolveIncidentInbound Message.
As with 'incident.state' the 'incident.close_code' Field record is a Choice 'type' Field. We have already configured the choices at the Integration level, so there's no need to 'Generate field choices' for this Message level record because the Field Map always looks for them on an Integration level Field which has the same name.
From the ResolveIncidentInbound Message, navigate to Message > Fields.
Find the incident.close_code (Integration level) Field & set Active to true.
Click to open the newly created incident.close_code (Message level) Field record for further editing.
The incident.close_code Field record opens to the Details page.
To edit, set Inherit to False.
Save the record (the fields now become editable).
Navigate to Field > Settings.
The fields to be changed to configure the incident.close_code (Integration level) Field record are as follows:
*Mandatory should already be set to true.
Your ‘incident.close_code’ (Message level) Field record should look like this:
Save the record.
Now that we’ve configured the Field records for the ResolveIncidentInbound message, we are ready to build our message scripts.
From the ResolveIncidentInbound message., navigate to Message > Fields.
The following Field records should now be in place for your ResolveIncidentInbound messsage:
Click on Build Message.
You will see the 'Message build successful' Info Message.
Navigate to Advanced > Script Editor > View > Inbound to view the auto-generated code.
Your Script Editor fields should look like this:
The Message Scripts reflect the mappings as per this Guide. Your scripts might differ depending on which Fields you chose to map (& defined in the payload). We will look at the Message Scripts in turn.
Payload to Stage:
Your Payload to Stage Message Script should look like this:
Stage to Target:
Your Stage to Target Message Script should look like this:
Because we have already made a few changes to allow for inbound Message & Bond Identification in our earlier 'Incident Update Poller' Guide, we can now move on to Testing.
Field | Description | Value |
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Field | Description | Value |
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Field | Description | Value |
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Path
Where in the payload the data will be placed.
'detail'
Inbound
Set to true to use for inbound Messages.
<true>
Outbound
Set to true to use for outbound Messages.
<false>
Path
Where in the payload the data will be placed.
'detail'
Inbound
Set to true to use for inbound Messages.
<true>
Outbound
Set to true to use for outbound Messages.
<false>
Mandatory*
Set to true to make mandatory.
<true>
Path
Where in the payload the data will be placed.
'detail'
Inbound
Set to true to use for inbound Messages.
<true>
Outbound
Set to true to use for outbound Messages.
<false>
Mandatory*
Set to true to make mandatory.
<true>
state
'PI - Choice'*
close_notes
'PI - String'*
close_code
'PI - Choice'*