An inbound message type defines the structure of messages your system expects to receive from a Service Provider. To configure an inbound message type, complete the following fields:

Fields

  • Name
    Enter a meaningful name that clearly describes the purpose of the message.

  • Service Providers
    Select one or more Service Providers that are allowed to send this message type.

  • Table
    Choose the target table in your ServiceNow instance where the message data will be stored or processed.

  • Active
    Specify whether the message type should be active.

  • Description
    Provide a clear description to help future users (or yourself) understand the purpose and function of this message type.

  • Payload Format
    Select the expected format of the incoming payload: JSON or XML.

Monitoring

  • Create Incident on Error
    Enable this option if you want the Integration App to create an Incident automatically when an error occurs during message processing.

  • Incident Template
    If the above option is enabled, specify the Incident Template to be used when creating the Incident.

Field Mapping

After creating your inbound message type, configure the relevant field maps to define how incoming data should be mapped to fields in your target table.