Push Notification

Push notifications are messages that can be sent directly to a user's mobile device. Unlike in-app messages, push notifications can appear on a lock screen or in the top section of a mobile device. An app publisher can only send a push notification if the user has their app installed.

Introduction

Create an apex class in salesforce org for push notification.

1) Steps to create Apex Class

1. Click on Gear icon.

2. Click on Developer Console

3.  Click on File

4. Click New

5. Click on Apex Class

6. Enter class name PushNotificationServices

7. Click Ok
8. Please contact BPL team for PushNotificationServices class code

2) Apex Action

Flow Builder comes with much functionality, but sometimes your flow must do more than the default elements allow. In that case, call an Apex class from your flow by using an Apex action.

TODO : Give some context about what is happening in next steps instead of definitiion for Flow Builder

2.1) Create Apex Action

1. Go to Setup

2. Search Flows in Quick Find box

3. Click on Notification Main flow

4. Open Flow

5. Drag Action to Flow Builder

6.  Seach Invoke Mobile Push Notifications in Search box.

7. Add Label and API Name

8. Enable recordId toggle button

9. Type {!$Record.Id} in input box.

10. Select {!$Record.Id} 

11. Enable Source User toggle button

12. Type {!$Record.imblaze__Source_Contact__r.imblaze__ImBlaze_User__c} 

13. Select {!$Record.imblaze__Source_Contact__r.imblaze__ImBlaze_User__c} 

14. Enable userIds  toggle button .

15. Enable UserIds toggle button

16. Type {!$Record.imblaze__User_Contact__r.imblaze__ImBlaze_User__c}

17. Select {!$Record.imblaze__User_Contact__r.imblaze__ImBlaze_User__c}

18. Click Done. 

2.2) Connect Apex Actions

Internship Start Approved

1. Go to Setup

2. Search Flows in Quick Find box.

3. Click on Notification Main Flow.

4. Connect Internship Start Approved action to new created action. 

 Note:

Steps  for connecting apex action 

1. Click on dot.

2. Click and drag cursor to Apex action.

Repeat Steps 1-4 for below action to connect new created action.

1. Internship Start Approved

2. Internship End Approved

3. Internship Start Denied

4. Internship Request Advisor Approved

5. Internship Request Denied Advisor

Repeat Steps 1-4 to connect below decision outcomes with new created action.

1. Internship Share

2. Change Status internship End

3. Attendance off target

4. Mentor Comment

5. Mentor Comment Advisor

6. Start Pending

7. End Pending

8. Advisor Reminder

9. Student Check in reminder

10. Student Check out reminder

11. Checkin Alert reminder

12. Checkout Alert reminder

3) Activate Flow

This flow is implemented to initiate email and mobile push notifications when a record is created in the notification object.

Steps to Activate Flow

1. Go to Setup

2. Search Flows in Quick Find box.

3. Click on Notification Main Flow

4. Click on Save As button

5. Add Flow Label.
6. Click Save.

Note:

1. Save as this flow as New flow.

2. Activate the New one and Deactivate existing one.

3. After creating pushnotification class, need to change the connected app name in the code as per the connetec apps created in the instance

4. Add the step to clone the notification flow