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Creating, Managing, and Reviewing Notifications

In the Console, you can set up Notification Rules, which allow you to define a rule set that controls when a Notification is triggered with reference to an Event:

• Event. Specify the system Event that the Notification will be sent for - for example, a Prepayment/Commitment created Event.

• Calculation. Include a calculation that references the Event's fields. This allows you to define precisely the conditions that must be satisfied for the Notification to be triggered and sent when the specified Event occurs. For example, a Notification that will be sent only when a Prepayment created Event occurs and the Prepayment amount is equal to or greater that $5,000.

• Always fire notification. If you want a Notification to be triggered simply by the Event occurring and with no further conditions having to be met, you can use this switch to implement this use case. No calculation is then required for the Notification Rule.

• Active/Inactive. Switch the Notification on and off for the referenced Event.

When you've created Notification Rules for Events, you can link them to Destinations you've created for integrations to complete your setup. A Notification will be sent to a Destination if:

• You have enabled the Notification Rule linked to the Destination to be active.

• The system Event the Notification Rule references occurs.

• Any calculation you've built into the Notification Rule is evaluated as true at the time the Event occurs.

After setting up your Notification Rules and enabled them as active in your production environment, any Events that cause Notifications to be triggered in accordance with those Rules are logged and recorded. You can then review and inspect these Notification Events as part of your routine operations.

This topic explains how to create a Notification Rule and link it to a Destination. How to view and manage your Notification Rules is also explained:

• Creating Notification Rules

• Linking Notification Rules to Destinations

• Managing Notification Rules

How to review the Events that have triggered Notifications according to your Notification Rules is explained:

• Reviewing Events for Notifications

Lastly, an example Notification payload is given in the last section:

• Example Notification Payload

Creating Notification Rules

To create a Notification Rule:

1. In the main Console navigation menu, select Notifications. The Notifications page opens and lists any existing Notification rules.

• Note that if you have already set up Notification Rules with reference to any Events and these Events have triggered Notifications, the Events will be listed when you first open the Notifications page. In this case, select View all and the page adjusts to allow you to create a new Notification Rule.

2. Select Create Notification Rule. The Create page opens.

3. Enter a Name and Code.

• Note that when you enter a Name and click in the Code field, a default code is entered based on the name you've entered, which you can then edit as required.

4. Use the Active switch to enable the Notification Rule for the selected Event. Default is disabled.

5. Use the Event drop-down list to select the Event you want to create the Notification Rule for. Note that this field is searchable - simply start to type in the name of the Event and the list will be filtered automatically as you type.

6. In the Calculation edit box, enter the calculation that defines the condition you want to apply for the Notification Rule to be triggered when the selected Event occurs:

• Note that you must ensure you reference fields that are valid for the Event. For details on how to obtain the fields available for different Event types, see Event Fields.

• For more details on creating calculations for Notification Rules, see Creating Calculations.

7. When you've entered a calculation, in the Rule Calculation panel, select Test Calculation. The calculation is evaluated for correctness with respect to:

• The fields you've referenced are valid ones for the selected Event type.

• The syntax, functions, and operators you've used are valid for the m3ter calculation engine - see Creating Calculations.

8. Check the result of the calculation evaluation:

• If the calculation is valid, Calculation passed will show True.

• If the calculation is invalid, Calculation passed will show False:

In this example, we've:

• Set the Notification Rule to be Active.

• Because we want to apply conditions for the Rule, kept the Always fire notification switch in the default off position.

• Entered a calculation that references the new.amount field for a configuration.commitment.created Event.

• Tested the calculation and it's been evaluated as True.

9. Select Create. You are returned to the Notifications page and the new Notification Rule is listed:

You can now link the Notification Rule to a Destination to complete the setup - see the next section for details.

Linking Notification Rules to Destinations

To complete your setup for a Notification, you can link a Notification Rule to a Destination you've created for integrations - see Creating and Managing Destinations for more details:

• Note that only webhook Destinations can be created for integrations, but you can link your Notification Rules to these.

• If an Event of the type specified in a Notification Rule occurs and any conditions you've defined using the calculation in the Rule are satisfied, then the Notification is triggered and sent to the Destination you've linked it to.

To link a Notification Rule to a Destination:

1. In the main Console navigation menu, select Notifications. The Notifications page opens and lists any existing Notification rules.

• Note that if you have already set up Notification Rules with reference to any Events and these Events have triggered Notifications, the Events will be listed when you first open the Notifications page. In this case, select View all and the page adjusts to allow you to link a Notification Rule to a Destination.

2. Select the NAME hotlink text of the Notification Rule you want to link to an integration Destination. The details page opens.

3. On the Destinations panel, select Link destination. A Select destinations dialog appears, which lists the integration Destinations created for your Organization.

4. Select the checkboxes for the Destinations you want to link the Notification Rule to and then select Confirm. The dialog closes and on the Destinations panel the selected Destinations are listed:

In this example:

• A single Destination has been linked to a Notification Rule.

• You can read off the details of the Destination.

5. If you have not yet created the Destination you want to link the Notification Rule to, you can select Create Destination. This takes you directly to the Create page where you can create a new integration Destination - see Creating and Managing Destinations.

Managing Notification Rules

To manage Notification Rules:

1. In the main Console navigation menu, select Notifications. The Notifications page opens and lists any existing Notification rules.

• Note that if you have already set up Notification Rules with reference to any Events and these Events have triggered Notifications, the Events will be listed when you first open the Notifications page. In this case, select View all and the page adjusts to allow you to manage your Notification Rules.

2. If you want to make any editing changes to a Notification, select Edit:

3. Make your changes, and select Update.

4. If you want to view details of the Notification, select the NAME hotlink text. The details page opens:

5. If you want to delete a Notification Rule, select Delete:

A confirmation dialog appears.

6. Select Yes to confirm the deletion.

Reviewing Events for Notifications

When you have created and configured Notifications Rules for system Events and enabled them as active in your production environment, you can review any Events that have triggered Notifications.

To review Notifications:

1. In the main Console navigation menu, select Notifications. The Notifications page opens and lists any Events that have caused a Notification to be triggered and sent:

In this example, two Events have triggered Notifications and the number of Notifications triggered by each Event is given under TRIGGERED EVENT COUNT, together with a LAST SEEN timestamp.

2. To review the Notification Rule that caused an Event to trigger a Notification, select the EVENT NAME hotlink text. The page adjusts to show the Notification Rule:

In this example, we've selected the configuration.commitment.created Event.

3. Select the NAME hotlink text of the Notification Rule. The details page for the Rule opens with the Notifications tab selected. The Latest Events panel lists recent Events which triggered Notifications according to the Notification Rule:

4. You can select the Events tab to review all Events that have triggered Notifications according to the Notification Rules you have set up and enabled for your production environment.

Example Notification Payload

The following is an example of the payload sent on a webhook when a Notification is triggered. The example is a for a Notification triggered by a billing.bill.updated Event:

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{
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            "id": "758ecbcf-a9b3-4e01-bc78-c2a123aaac5c",
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            "eventName": "billing.bill.updated",
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            "eventTime": "2023-03-29T09:15:03.278Z",
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            "m3terEvent": {
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                "eventData": {
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                    "calculation": "true",
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                    "eventId": "f8962895-e08a-4da9-815b-1dd379095afe",
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                    "notificationConfigurationId": "3f83afae-2479-4031-85f5-5dc929542d62",
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                    "accountId": "75ac56d6-68d4-4975-9ea4-8638272b27e2",
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                    "name": "Bill Update",
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                    "eventName": "billing.bill.updated",
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                    "description": "Testing billing notification",
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                    "eventType": "Notification",
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                    "id": "758ecbcf-a9b3-4e01-bc78-c2a123aaac5c",
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                    "orgId": "e185ba31-428a-4ea8-9b13-aec98a287c85",
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                    "notificationCode": "billing_notification"
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                },
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                "eventTime": "2023-03-29T09:15:03.278Z",
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                "eventName": "billing.bill.updated"
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            }
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    }
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Next: Example - Notification Setup for Commitment Updated Event