Creating an Action Type

To create a new action type in Bytebeam console,

1

Access Settings Tab

Navigate to the Settings Tab by clicking on your username at the top right

2

Go to Action Types Tab and Initiate Action Type Creation

Navigate to the Action Types tab and click on the Create Action Type button

3

Fill Details

Enter the action type name, choose the payload, select an icon, and optionally set a timeout duration from the dropdown. Then, click on the Submit button to create the metadata key.

Payload in Action Types

There are 3 payload options in 4 variations available.

None

You can choose this for action types like Shutdown which don’t need any payload to be sent to the device while triggering the action.

JSON

You can choose this for action types which need the JSON payload to be sent to the device while triggering the action.

JSON Data via form

You can choose this for action types like Update CAN Config which enables the JSON data to be sent via form to the device while triggering the action.

To choose this option, choose JSON option from the dropdown, enable the Allow user to input data via form toggle and enter the JSON Schema along with JSON UI Schema while creating or editing the action type

Text

You can choose this for action types which need the payload in text format to be sent to the device while triggering the action.