A channel is a connection between a communication application and SearchAssist. Your SearchAssist app can communicate with one or more channels.
- Currently, SearchAssist allows you to configure channels only through Web/Mobile Client.
Follow these steps to add channels:
- Click the Manage menu tab.
- In the left pane, click Channels.
- On the Channels page, click the Web/Mobile Client card.
- Click the Select Credential field and choose an option: create a new credential or select an existing one.
- App ID, Client ID, and Client Secret ID are auto-generated.
- By default, the Channel Enabled toggle is on.
- Paste in the Client Secret ID.
- Click Save.
On the Web/Mobile Client’s Instructions page, find the instructions displayed in four steps:
- Register Credential to create a credential or register an existing credential
- Define Callback URL of your credential that invokes the SearchAssistKit SDK events
- Select Events required and complete the setup process
- Click Continue
- On the Web/Mobile Client’s Generate Token page, you can find the Search Assistant details:
- App ID, Client ID, and Client Secret ID are auto-generated.
- Under the Allow Alert Task Setup section, select any of the following options:
- Yes, let users set up alert tasks using the web client
- No, do not list alert tasks or allow users to set up alert tasks using the web client
- Under the Allow Alert Task Setup section, select any of the following options: