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Messages are stored in the messages workspace. Each user has its own subnode under the workspace root.

/superuser
  /0
  /1
/peter
  /2
    cleared       true
    id            2
    message       Revised the abstract. Please review.
    messageView   workflow:workflow
    messageType   WORKITEM
    sender        eric
    subject       Publication request for page /travel/about/careers
    timestamp     1377865432883
    workitemId    1377264630284
/eric
  /0

The numbered nodes (0, 1, 2 etc.) under the users are the messages. Their node type is mgnl:systemMessage.

Message properties:

  • cleared. Whether the message has been read or not. true/false
  • id. Identifies the message. The message ID is unique inside the user node. 
  • message. Text of the message.
  • messageView. Message view definition name prefixed by the name of the module where the view is configured.
  • messageType. INFO, WORKITEM, WARNING or ERROR. Defined in  MessageType .
  • sender. Name of the sending user.
  • subject. Subject line.
  • timestamp. Time when the message was sent.
  • workItemId. For workflow messages, an ID of the workitem.
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