Post to SNS Topic

Step Details
Introduced in Version	3.0.0
Last Modified in Version	8.9.0
Location	Integration > Amazon AWS > SMS

The Post to SNS Topic step is used to take an inputted string of text and output it to SNS and is then posted.

Prerequisites

This step requires the Amazon AWS Module to be installed before it will be available in the toolbox, and an active AWS account. The Amazon WebServices Settings must also be configured.
A dependency must be created after installing the module in order for the Step to be used.

Properties

Settings

Property	Description	Data Type
Topic Name	Name defined in SNS to be selected from a dropdown to define the topic.	String

Inputs

Property	Description	Data Type
Message Text	The body of the message to be posted to SNS.	String

Outputs

Property	Description	Data Type
Message ID	Outputs completed step information.	String

Common Errors

Topic Cannot Be Empty

If the topic has not been inputted, the step will cause an error.

To correct this, input a topic into it's designated section under Settings.

Exception Message:

DecisionsFramework.BusinessRuleException: [BusinessRule] You have to pick a Topic, it cannot be empty at Decisions.AWS.SNS.SnsUtilities.PublishToTopic(String messageText, SnsTopic actualTopic, String messageGroupId, String messageDeduplicationId)
 at Decisions.AWS.SNS.PostSnsMessage.Run(StepStartData data)
 at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.RunStepInternal(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, KeyValuePairDataStructure[] stepRunDataValues, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData)
 at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.Start(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, FlowStateData data, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData, RunningStepData currentStepData)