Streamlining Alerts: A Comprehensive Approach to User Notification | The Low-Code Café

In this episode of Low Code Café, the host begins by introducing the webinar and providing updates on the Plant an App product, including new hot fixes and known issues. The session progresses with a demonstration on creating a simple contact system, covering the creation of a contact entity, adding properties, and associating a contact status. The next segment delves into creating an activity log to track changes to contacts, followed by instructions on setting up automation jobs for these logs. The webinar then covers how to create notification subscriptions and channels, specifying the frequency and method of notifications. Finally, the host explains how to add a new notification channel to the workflow and create a notification subscription entity, concluding with examples of expressing a subscription tailored to different user preferences.
00:06 - Introduction and Updates
01:47 /// Product updates and hot fixes
02:32 /// Known issues
14:54 - Creating a Simple Contact System
15:44 /// Creating a contact entity
16:00 /// Adding properties to the contact entity
17:39 /// Associating a contact status
20:08 - Creating an Activity Log
21:15 /// Creating an activity log entity
21:35 /// Adding properties to the activity log entity
22:56 /// Associating an activity type
24:19 - Creating Activity Logs
27:32 /// Creating automation jobs for activity logs
31:00 /// Testing the activity logs
44:57 - Creating Notification Subscriptions
45:22 /// Creating a placeholder entity for notifications
47:03 /// Setting up notification frequencies
48:41 /// Setting up notification days
50:59 - Creating Notification Channels
51:06 /// Setting up notification channels
52:40 /// Linking notification channels to workflows
54:14 - Adding a New Channel
54:22 /// Selecting the workflow for the new channel
54:30 /// Connecting the new channel to the email notifier
55:01 /// Discussing the potential for adding SMS as another channel
55:39 - Creating a Notification Subscription Entity
56:49 /// Defining the properties of the subscription
57:35 /// Explaining the use of specific contacts and activities
59:02 /// Setting the frequency and channel of notifications
1:01:04 - Expressing a Subscription
1:02:06 /// Specifying the contacts and activities for the subscription
1:02:23 /// Setting the frequency and method of notifications for the subscription
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