Azure Service Bus

Procedures and concepts for the Azure Service Bus integration.

The following documentation is for Azure Service Bus v1.3.5 (BDK).

Overview

Azure Service Bus provides reliable cloud messaging as a service (MaaS) and simple hybrid integration. This integration enables automated message queuing, publish-subscribe messaging, and enterprise messaging workflows. Enhance application reliability and enable scalable communication between distributed applications and services.

Prerequisites

1. Required Books

The following Book(s) need to be added to your agent so it can learn and understand the automation procedures defined within them:

• Azure Service Bus

How to Add the Book(s)

1. Go to Books → All Books.

2. Search for the name of the book and click on it.

3. Click on Install or Add Connection to add the book to your agent.

4. If adding a connection, you'll be prompted for connectivity details.

Connectivity

This section outlines the available methods for connecting to the Book, along with the required configuration details for each.

Connect using Connection String

Connect to Azure Service Bus using connection string parameters.

Label	Description	Type
Connection String	The connection string for the Service Bus namespace	sensitive

Procedures

to receive a (message) from a queue

Get the latest message from an Azure Service Bus queue.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
queue name	The name of the Azure Service Bus queue	text	Yes	(no default)
max wait time	Maximum time to wait for a message in seconds	number	No	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
message	The latest message received from the queue	text

Examples

Receive a message from Azure Service Bus queue

receive a message from a queue with
    the queue name is "myqueue"

Receive a message from Azure Service Bus queue with a maximum wait time of 60 seconds

receive a message from a queue with
    the queue name is "myqueue"
    the max wait time is 60

to send a message to a queue

Send a message to an Azure Service Bus queue.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
message	The message to be sent	text	Yes	(no default)
queue name	The name of the Azure Service Bus queue	text	Yes	(no default)

Examples

Send a message to an Azure Service Bus queue

send "Hello, World!" to a queue with
    the queue name is "myqueue"