The following channel-specific fields are shown for Azure Notification channels:
•Notification hub name: a mandatory field, which can be a maximum of 100 characters in length.
•Connection string: also mandatory, the Azure notification hub’s connection string can be a maximum of 500 characters.
•Send msg as entire JSON payload: this checkbox is unchecked by default. When checked, messages sent using the channel will use a JSON-formatted payload.
•Notification lifetime: this optional property consists of a numeric field, which defaults to 0, and a dropdown, exposing the following values:
o Hours (default)
o Days
o Weeks
•The property represents the length of time for which the channel will attempt to resend messages when devices are unavailable.
•Tags: this optional text property allows to provide a comma-delimited set of tag values. When using the channel, messages will only be sent to devices with the tags.
•Also use registered tags: this checkbox is unchecked by default. When checked, the Load tags button and Registered tags property are enabled.
•Load tags: this button is enabled when Also use…is checked. Clicking it populates the Registered tags field.
•Registered tags: this property lists all of the registered tags associated with the selected Azure Notification channel. For each, the following are displayed:
o Is selected: a checkbox, which is unchecked by default. When checked, subscribers who registered with this tag will receive notifications via the selected channel.
o Tag name
You can right-click the Registered tags list to a context menu exposing the following options:
o Select All: on invocation, all the tags in the list are selected.
o Select None: on invocation, all the tags in the list are deselected.
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