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WorkPoint Automate - Create activity

Article last updated on the 16th of December, 2022.

The contents of this article may be subject to change due to ongoing development of WorkPoint Automate.

The "Create activity" step is used to write recorded events to an entity activity log list.

Entity activity logs make it possible to record when specified events occur and log information about when the event happened, which event happened, which system triggered the event, and more.

The following image shows a process which includes the "Create activity" step:

WorkPoint Process Builder - Google Chrome

The following image shows an example of the options on the Create activity step:

Step specific properties

Parameter name Type Required Description
Event
Title String
Yes Use this field to select the list in which to create an item.
Type String
Yes Use this field to select which content type this step creates.
Type ID String No
Entity Type Id.
Source type String Yes
Path to the EventSourceType term in the term store (e.g. Document;Created).
Date String Yes
Timestamp for when the event occurred.
User String No
Login name of the user that initiated the event.
System String No
System from which the event originated.
List
String
No
The list where the event occurred.
Item Object No
The item on which the event occurred.
Item data String No
Additional field values when the event occurred. Entered as a list of fields that exist on the Item object like this: Title,Author.email,CreatedBy.Name.
Details String No
Use this field to add comments as additional details for the event.
Target
Business module String Yes Use this field to define the business module of the entity on which you want to log the activity.
Entity Integer Yes Use this field to define the ID of the entity on which you want to log the activity.
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