Value Element for DeliveryChannel/Arguments/Argument (ICF)

Contains the value of an argument to be passed to the delivery channel.

Syntax

<DeliveryChannels>
    <DeliveryChannel>
        ...
        <Arguments>
            <Argument>
                ...
                <Value>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type

string, between 0 and 4,000 characters in length.

Default value

None.

Occurrence

Required once per Argument element.

Updates

Can be modified and then applied when updating the instance.

Element Relationships

Relationship Elements

Parent element

Argument Element (ICF)

Child elements

None.

Remarks

Delivery channel arguments are dependent on the delivery protocol. Each protocol has its own requirements. For information about the arguments required by standard delivery protocols, see Standard Delivery Protocols.

Notification Services stores the argument names and values in the instance database. To encrypt the values stored in the database, use argument encryption. For more information, see Configuring Argument Encryption.

Note

Do not store user name and password information in the instance configuration file (ICF). Use parameters, as shown in the example, and then provide values for the parameters when creating and updating the instance.

Example

This example shows how to specify the value DeliveryServer10 for the Server argument.

<Argument>
    <Name>Server</Name>
    <Value>DeliveryServer10</Value>
</Argument>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Concepts

Instance Configuration File Reference

Other Resources

Defining Delivery Channels
Standard Delivery Protocols
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

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