Create a push notification
You can create a push communication in the Quick Builder. Perform the following steps.
- Under Communication tab, in the New list, select Push.
- Under the Properties tab, perform the following substeps.
- Specify an appropriate Push Communication name.
- Optional. Provide a description.
- Click Change to browse and select the folder you want to choose to save the notification under All Communications. Click Save.
- Under Content, perform the following substeps.
- Under Title, provide a appropriate title of the push notification, type "#" to include a personalized field , and use emoji picker to use emojis.
- Under Message, type the message you want to display in the push notification, type "#" to include a personalized field , and use emoji picker to use emojis.
- Click Choose Image to browse and select the image under Folder List in Content Picker. The preview of all images in the selected folder are displayed.
- You can also use the images stored under a different repository. Select the appropriate repository from the Repository list.
- Click Select. The preview of the notification with title, message, and the selected image appears in the right pane.
- Under Advance Settings, perform the following substeps.
- Optional. Under General, to open a URL when the push notification is tapped by the user, toggle the "Open URL" switch and enter the URL you want to open.
- Optional. To send a notification that can be processed in the background, toggle the "Run background handler" switch. The title & message become optional, and can be omitted to create a silent push.
- Optional. To add an arbitrary meta-data object to the push notification, for example to trigger a deep link, toggle the Include JSON switch and enter a valid JSON object into the editor.
- You can add upto three action buttons to a push notification by toggling
the Action Buttons switch. Enter the identifier (used by your app
to determine what action to take) and text for each button. To remove a
button, click the trashcan icon. Provide a unique ID under ID
field and provide a label of the button under Text.Note: A concise, descriptive button label helps the recipient to understand the results of clicking the button. For example, you may name the button Call Now! instead of Open.
- Enable either iOS settings or Android settings to complete the platform-specific settings.
- Click Save & Publish.