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Workflow Activities

Last updated Feb 26, 2025

Message Start Event

The Message Start Event starts the process execution as a response to an API event. It leverages Event Triggers from Integration Service, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or System activity packages.

Use the Message Start Event when developing automations triggered by external events, such as email actions, items added to queues, employees created in Workday, or records created in SAP.

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Properties

Display name

The name of the Message Start Event activity as you want it to be displayed on the Long Running Workflow canvas.

To start the process any time an external event occurs:

  1. Right-click on the Start Event canvas element.
  2. Select Change Type.
  3. Select Message Start Event.
  4. Right-click on the Message Start Event canvas element and select Set trigger. This opens the list of all available API events. If the API event you selected is not installed on your device, you must wait until the installation of the container package completes.
  5. Once selected, the Message Start Event is replaced with the corresponding activity.
  6. In the properties panel of the API event, provide the values for the conditions under which the process must start executing.
    For example, if you selected the File Updated trigger, you would need to provide values for the File Updated activity in the Microsoft Office365 activity pack.
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