getExistingAlertId
A Workflow Engine function that retrieves the existing alert id for a triggering event (the alert the event would deduplicate with), and copies the id to the workflow context key workflowContext.alert_id. The triggering event’s signature is used to retrieve the existing alert, and if no alert is found, the action returns false.
This function is available as a feature of the Add-ons v2.5 download and later.
This function is available for event workflows only.
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Arguments
Workflow Engine function getExistingAlertId has no arguments.
Example
The following example demonstrates typical use of Workflow Engine function getExistingAlertId.
On a triggering event, close the current alert and drop the event, preventing de-duplication.
getExistingAlertIdsendAlertToWorkflowalertId:workflowContext.alertIdengineName: Alert Inform EngineworkflowName: Close Alert
In the Alert Inform Engine create a workflow called “Close Alert” with the following action:
closeAlert