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addThreadEntry

A Workflow Engine function that adds a post to the named thread in the Collaboration tab of the Situation Room. Defaults to the Support thread.

This function is available as a feature of the Workflow Engine v1.0 and later.

This function is available for Situation workflows only.

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Arguments

Workflow Engine function addThreadEntry takes the following arguments:

Name

Required

Type

Description

entry

Yes

String

Thread entry text to add.

threadName

No

String

Name of the thread. Defaults to Support.

isResolvingStep

No

String

Specifies whether the thread entry is a resolving step or not.

Example

The following example demonstrates typical use of Workflow Engine function addThreadEntry.

To create a new thread for a Situation, set the following:

  • entry: New Entry

  • thread_Name: Thread 0958

The UI translates your settings to the following JSON:

{"entry":"New Thread","threadName":"Thread 0958"}