T2M URL Shortener

T2M URL Shortener is a link management platform mainly built for businesses, universities, and surveys. It is a product of Canadian corporation Zesle Software Inc. Their mission is to provide the best and easy-to-use platform for every kind of link shortening and sharing needs.
For more information on T2M URL Shortener see the company website.
In the context of Nintex Workflow Cloud, T2M URL Shortener is a connector Service used to define a connection required for associated actions and start events. Examples include Salesforce and Box. Method of integration to cloud services, business applications and content stores..
The T2M URL Shortener connector Service used to define a connection required for associated actions and start events. Examples include Salesforce and Box. Method of integration to cloud services, business applications and content stores. is used to create connections for T2M URL Shortener actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows..
The following actions are available:
Use T2M URL Shortener actions to create, delete, retrieve, and update shortened URLs.
Create a T2M URL Shortener connection
You can create connections from the Automate or Designer page.
Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.

- The account you use to create a connection for T2M URL Shortener is the account that has access to the T2M URL Shortener actions.
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You must use your T2M URL Shortener API Key to create a connection. You can generate a new T2M URL Shortener API Key and API Secret in the Dashboard > API Keys page of your user account.

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On the top navigation bar, click Automate, and then select Connections from the left navigation.
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On the Connections page, click Add new.
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In the Add a new connection section that opens, fill in the following.
In this field
Select or enter the following
Connector T2M URL Shortener -
Click Connect.
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In the Configure a connection window, fill in the fields as follows.
In this field
Select or enter the following
Connection name A name for your new connection. API key Your T2M URL Shortener API key. You can generate a new T2M URL Shortener API Key and API Secret in the Dashboard > API Keys page of your user account. API secret The corresponding API Secret code for your API key. You can generate a new T2M URL Shortener API Key and API Secret in the Dashboard > API Keys page of your user account. -
Click Connect.
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Follow the prompts to enter credentials and grant access to Nintex Workflow Cloud.
- In the permissions dialog, you can do one of the following:
- Edit the Owners or Users permissions according to data source usage requirements and click Save permissions.
Tip: You can assign connection owners or users permissions according to your access requirements. For more information, see Permissions.
Your new connection appears on the Connections page.

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Access the Designer page
- On the top navigation bar, click Automate > Workflows, and then select the required workflow.
(Or)
- On the top navigation bar, click Automate > Create workflow.
- Click the T2M URL Shortener action you want to add the connection to, or drag a T2M URL Shortener action into the workflow and select it.
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In the drop-down list for Connection, select Add new connection.
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In the Connection window, fill in the fields as follows.
In this field
Select or enter the following
Connection name A name for your new connection. API key Your T2M URL Shortener API key. You can generate a new T2M URL Shortener API Key and API Secret in the Dashboard > API Keys page of your user account. API secret The corresponding API Secret code for your API key. You can generate a new T2M URL Shortener API Key and API Secret in the Dashboard > API Keys page of your user account. -
Click Connect.
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Follow the prompts to enter credentials and grant access to Nintex Workflow Cloud.
- In the permissions dialog, you can do one of the following:
- Edit the Owners or Users permissions according to data source usage requirements and click Save permissions.
Tip: You can assign connection owners or users permissions according to your access requirements. For more information, see Permissions.
Your new connection appears in the Connection field of your action.
Permissions
Permissions enable you to manage access for other users to use, edit, and delete connections.
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Note: By default, users with administrator role will have the same rights as a Connection owner.

Follow these steps to assign permissions from the Connections page:
- On the Connections page, click
for the required connection.
- From the menu, select Permissions.
- To assign permissions:
- In the Owners field, type the name of the user, and select from the list.
- In the Users field, type the name of the user, and select from the list.
The corresponding permissions window is displayed.
- Click Save permissions.
Create a T2M URL Shortener data source
Use the T2M URL Shortener data source to retrieve a list of shortened URLS from your T2M URL Shortener account.
Example: To allow users to select a specific shortened URL in a form, add a drop-down list to the form using a Data lookup control A form control that allows users to select from a drop-down list of values that have been fetched from a third-party service.. The Data lookup control uses a T2M URL Shortener - Get shortened URLs data source to list URLs available from the T2M URL Shortener connection in the drop-down.
You can create a data source to:
- Get shortened URLs: lists the shortened URLs available from your T2M URL Shortener account.
Each data source is configured for a specific user. You can create as many data sources as you need.

To add a T2M URL Shortener drop-down list to your form:
- Create your T2M URL Shortener data source.
- Add a data lookup form control to your form and configure it to use your new data source.
See Data sources.

Assign data source permissions
Permissions enable you to manage access for other users to use, edit, and delete data sources.
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Delete |
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Connection owners |
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Data source editors |
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Data source users | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
Note: By default, users with administrator role will have the same rights as a Connection owner.

Follow these steps to assign data source permissions from the Data sources page:
- On the Data sources page, click
for the required data source.
- From the menu, select Permissions.
- To assign permissions:
- In the Data source editors field, type the name of the user, and select from the list.
- In the Data source users field, type the name of the user, and select from the list.
The corresponding data source permissions window is displayed.
- Click Save Permissions.
T2M URL Shortener data source fields
When you create a T2M URL Shortener data source, you can configure some additional fields to specify which tables, views, and stored procedures the data source should retrieve.
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Add new data source | Operation | Displays the operations available for the selected Connector. Depending on the selection the following fields are displayed:
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