Azure Notification

The following channel-specific fields are shown for Azure Notification channels:

• Notification hub name: a mandatory field, which can be a maximum of 100 characters in length.

• Connection string: also mandatory, the Azure notification hub’s connection string can be a maximum of 500 characters.

• Send msg as entire JSON payload: this checkbox is unchecked by default. When checked, messages sent using the channel will use a JSON-formatted payload.

• Notification lifetime: this optional property consists of a numeric field, which defaults to 0, and a dropdown, exposing the following values:

  • Hours (default)

  • Days

  • Weeks

The property represents the length of time for which the channel will attempt to resend messages when devices are unavailable.

• Tags: this optional text property allows to provide a comma-delimited set of tag values. When using the channel, messages will only be sent to devices with the tags.

• Also use registered tags: this checkbox is unchecked by default. When checked, the Load tags button and Registered tags property are enabled.

• Load tags: this button is enabled when Also use…is checked. Clicking it populates the Registered tags field.

• Registered tags: this property lists all of the registered tags associated with the selected Azure Notification channel. For each, the following are displayed:

  • Is selected: a checkbox, which is unchecked by default. When checked, subscribers who registered with this tag will receive notifications via the selected channel.

  • Tag name
    You can right-click the Registered tags list to a context menu exposing the following options:

  • Select All: on invocation, all the tags in the list are selected.

  • Select None: on invocation, all the tags in the list are deselected.