Creating a notification

When creating a notification, the action code (ProcessPulseNotification/DataArea/ Process/ActionCriteria/ActionExpression/@actionCode) must be Add.

This table shows the elements you can use in the noun instance (ProcessPulseNotification/DataArea/PulseNotification):


Element	Note
Description	Required
Parameter and child elements	Optional
`DistributionPerson` or `DistributionGroup`	Define at least one `DistributionPerson` or `DistributionGroup`. For a `DistributionPerson`, do not specify the `Distribution/ID`, because it is generated by Activities engine.

Do not use other elements, such as DocumentID, CreationDateTime, and Status, when creating a notification. These elements are determined by the Activities engine.

This table shows the elements that are included in the resulting AcknowledgePulseNotification BOD:


Element	Note
`DocumentID/ID`	Available if `actionCode` is Accepted. If the notification cannot be created successfully, the `actionCode` is Rejected.

Note: We recommend that you include a unique value for the BODID. You can use that to process the AcknowledgePulseNotification because the BODID is available again in the original application area.

If the notification could not be created, you receive an AcknowledgePulseNotification BOD with action code Rejected.

If the AcknowledgePulseNotification BOD can not be delivered, a Confirm BOD is generated.