Creating custom Deployment Manager notification channels in 5.5.x
You can extend Deployment Manager notification capabilities by creating custom notification channels. For example, you can send text messages to mobile devices when tasks start, stop, and are unsuccessful.
To create a custom notification channel, complete the following steps:
- On the orchestration server, in Pega Platform, create a custom notification channel.
- Add the application ruleset, which contains the channel that you created, to
the Deployment Manager application.
- In the header of Dev Studio, click Deployment Manager, and then click Definition.
- On the Edit Application rule form, in the Application rulesets section, click Add ruleset.
- Press the Down arrow key and select the ruleset and version that contains the custom notification channel.
- Save the rule form.
- Enable the channel that you created on the appropriate notifications by saving the notification in the application ruleset that contains the channel.
- Enable the channel on the notification.
- Open the notification by clicking .
- Click the Channels tab.
- On the Channel configurations page, select the channel that you want to use.
- Save the rule form.
- Understanding custom Deployment Manager notification channels
When notifications are enabled, you can receive notifications about the events that occur in your pipeline, such as when tasks start or stop. You can receive notifications through email, the Deployment Manager notifications gadget, or both. You can also create custom notification channels to meet application requirements such as sending notifications as phone text messages or as push notifications on mobile devices.
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