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Send Message
The Send Message activity calls the Microsoft Graph CreateChatMessage or CreateChatMessage - in a channel API to send a message (Body,BodyType,Importance,Subject) to a specified chat (ChatId) or channel (ChannelId) and team (TeamID).
String that you can use as in input variable in subsequent activities (e.g., Get Message Replies, Get Message, etc.).
The following steps and message sequence diagram is an example how the activity works from design time (i.e., the activity dependencies and input/output properties) to run time.
- Complete the Setup steps.
- Add the Microsoft Teams Scope activity to your project.
- Complete one of the following two options (A or B):
Chat.Id value (e.g., Get Chats).
Team.Id value (e.g.,Get Teams) AND an activity or external process that outputs a Channel.Id value (e.g., Get Channels).
- Add the Send Message activity inside the Microsoft Teams Scope activity.
- Enter values for the Channel and Message properties.
- Create and enter a
Stringvariable for your Output property. -
Run the activity.
- Your input property values are sent to the CreateChatMessage or CreateChatMessage - in a channel API.
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The API returns the
Stringvalue to your output property variable.
The values for the following properties are specified when adding this activity to your project in UiPath Studio.
DisplayName
The display name of the activity.
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Attributes |
Details |
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Type |
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Required |
Yes |
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Default value |
Send Message |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
String or
String variable.
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Notes |
N/A |
TeamId
Team object that contains the channel you want to send
a message to.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
Yes |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
String or
String variable.
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Notes |
To get the
Team.Id value, use an
external process or activity that includes the
Team.Id value in its output (e.g., Get
Teams or external API call)
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ChannelId
Channel object that you want to send a message to.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
Yes |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
String or
String variable.
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Notes |
To get the
Channel.Id value, use
an external process or activity that includes the
Channel.Id value in its output (e.g., Get
Channels or external API call)
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ChatId
Chat object that you want to send the message to.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
Yes (if TeamId and ChannelId are empty) |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
String or
String variable.
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Notes |
To get the
Chat.Id value, use an
external process or activity that includes the
Chat.Id value in its output (e.g., Get
Chats or external API call)
Either (ChatId) or (TeamId and ChannelId) are required. |
Body
The message content that you to send.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
Yes |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
String or
String variable.
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Notes |
Enter your value according to the BodyType value ( BodyType.Text or BodyType.Html). |
BodyType
The type of content that you want to send in your Body.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
No |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
BodyType or
BodyType variable
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Notes |
Enter one of the following two accepted values:
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Importance
The importance of the reply message.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
No |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
ChatMessageImportance or
ChatMessageImportance variable.
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Notes |
Enter one of the following three accepted values:
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Subject
The subject of the reply message.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
No |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
String or
String variable
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Notes |
N/A |
Private
If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
Checkbox |
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Required |
No |
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Default value |
Not Selected |
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Allowed values |
Selected or Not Selected |
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Notes |
N/A |
MessageId
The id of the sent message.
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Attributes |
Details |
|---|---|
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Type |
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Required |
No (required if you plan to use the output data in subsequent activities) |
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Default value |
Empty |
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Allowed values |
Enter a
String variable.
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Notes |
The variable you create for this property can be used as an input variable in subsequent activities (e.g., Get Message Replies, Get Message, etc.). |
