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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Add a push notification message content record

The push notification message content record contains the location users are directed to when they tap on a notification, as well as the appearance and layout of the notification.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Complete the Push Notification Message Content form to:

  • Name the notification.
  • Select the mobile application to which the notification is sent.
  • Optionally, customize the appearance of the notification message.

This information is saved in the Push Notification Message Contents [sys_push_notif_msg_content] table.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to System Notification > Push > Push Message Content.

  2. Select New.

  3. In the Push Message Content form, fill in the following fields:

FieldDescription
NameDescriptive name of the push message content record.Note: This name is not visible in the notification, it is only a reference for use during configuration.
Push appMobile application to send the notification to. This is the application that you added in "Add a push application record".
Push Message GenerationScript block that contains the notification link. To implement push notifications in a Mobile SDK Virtual Agent application, use the following script:
(function buildJSON(/*GlideRecord*/ current, /*String*/ message, /*Object*/ attributes) {

 var json = { 
   "aps": {
     "alert": {
       "title": current.push_title,
       "body": sn_cs.VASystemObject.getTextValueForMessage(current.message_id)
    },
      "sound": "default",
      "thread-id": "launch_virtual_agent"
  }, 
  "type": "launch_virtual_agent"
};

 return json;

})(current, message, attributes);
  1. Select Submit.