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Send Notification to Driver#

Screenshot showing a notification setup interface for sending a message to a driver.

This task allows sending direct messages to the driver. It is used to allow real-time customization (when available) to the protocol process.

Screenshot showing a notification type input field.

Inputs#

Name Data Type Description
type String Type of driver notification.
Content String Content of the driver notification.
Activate any Activate the notification send.

Outputs#

Name Data Type Description
Success Boolean If there was no problem emits a true
Error Error Error that occurred during the processing of this task

Settings#

On the General Tab, you have the usual settings and the following settings:

Name Data Type Default Description
Type String Type of notification to send. The expected value is different for each protocol (when supported)
Content String Content of the notification to send

Screenshot showing settings options, including a section labeled "Notification to Driver Settings".

Behavior#

In this task you choose a driver when dropping it into the workflow (if you have more than one driver associated with the controller).

On activate, the task will send a notification to the pre-selected driver with a type and the contents converted to an object.

Remarks#

Not all protocol drivers support/expect notifications.

Each protocol driver has it's own set of expected types and content formats. Refer to their specific documentation for more information.