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Building the "Order Management" Training App : Creating in-app notifications

Prerequisite : You have a basic understanding of the Simplicité platform, and the steps in Enhancing are completed

What are Notifications ?​

Notifications allow to alert users, via different channels, when an event linked to a business object occurs... For more information, see Notifications

Creating a notification for a Validated Order​

To create a notification for a Validated Order, follow the steps below :

  1. In the Settings > Notifications menu, click Create

  2. Fill in the Notification fields like so :

    • Name : TrnOrderValidated
    • Object : TrnOrder
    • Action : Update
    • Expression : [OLDVALUE:trnOrdState] == 'P' && [VALUE:trnOrdState] == 'V'
    Configuration

  3. In the Broadcast channel panel, click Create

  4. Fill in the Broadcast channel fields like so :

    • Channel : Internal

  5. Click Save & Close

  6. In the Content panel, click Create

  7. Fill in the Content fields like so :

    • Language : English
    • Subject : empty (corresponds to the subject of an email or the title of a Web Push notification)
    • Content : The order [VALUE:trnOrdNumber] has been validated

  8. Click Save & Close

  9. In the Recipients panel, click Create

  10. Fill in the Recipients fields like so :

    • Order : 10
    • Type : Group
    • Group : TRN_ADMIN

  11. Click Save & Close

Adding the NOTI_USER group to the TRN_ADMIN profile​

To add the NOTI_USER group to the TRN_ADMIN profile, follow the steps below :

  1. In the Users and rights > Groups menu, open TRN_ADMIN
  2. In the Profile members panel, click Create
  3. Select the NOTI_READER group

    If the NOTI_READER group isn't visible, remove the Module filter

  4. Click Save & Close

Testing the notification with usertest​

  1. Clear the platform's cache and log in using usertest

    For a detailed step-by-step, see : Testing the User

  2. Pin the Notifications counter in the platform's header
Success

When validating an order, the notification bell in the platform's header is updated

The notification is displayed when clicking on the bell

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