Activity type descriptors

Activity type descriptors are items in Sitecore that represent activity types, and are used by the Marketing Automation UI when designing plans. You can find descriptors under /sitecore/system/Settings/Analytics/Marketing Automation/Activity Types. The following screenshot shows the descriptor item for the campaign listener activity type:

Descriptors define:

• Activity type name
• Activity type description
• Implementation type, formatted as Documentation.Namespace.MyActivityType,Documentation.Namespace
• Classification
• Parameters (sub-items), each of which defines:
  • Parameter key, which must match the name of the parameter property in the activity type class (case sensitive)
  • Parameter name
• Paths (sub-items), each of which defines:
  • Path key, which must match the key used in the activity type class (case sensitive)
  • Path name

Descriptors also define properties that are used exclusively by the UI, such as editor settings, activity type dependencies, icons, and whether or not a parameter is required.