Create Audience

* This topic applies to Nintex Workflow Enterprise Edition only

* This action requires Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

This workflow action will create a new audience in the environment.

To use the workflow action:

Locate the action in Workflow Actions Toolbox (located on the left hand-side);

Click on the Category listings to reveal the actions; OR
Search for the action using a keyword.

Select the action, drag it onto the design canvas and drop it onto a design pearl.

Alternatively

Left-clicking the pearl, mouse-over Insert Action and then the Categories to reveal the actions, click the required action from the list.

To change the settings used by the action:

On the action’s title click the down arrow to activate a drop-down
Select Configure; OR
Double-click the action's icon.

For more information on the other options in the drop-down, please refer to the Getting started with the Nintex Workflow designer.

Options within this action

Audience name

The name of the new audience. The value can be added either manually or built up dynamically at run time using Insert Reference

Credentials

An account with permissions to create an audience. The account must be an administrator of the User Profile Service with Manage Audiences permissions. See the Application Management page in Central Administration.

Description

Additional information to describe the audience. The value can be added either manually or built up dynamically at run time using Insert Reference

Owner

The user who will be listed as the owner of the audience.

To set the site owner, click on to search for and/or add users to the Owner list by one or more of the following methods:

Internal Search: Entering a partial display name, email or user account name and clicking on the magnifying glass will provide a list of matching users and groups from SharePoint as well as Active Directory.
External email address: Enter an external email address manually. Where possible, Nintex Workflow will resolve this to an actual user account.
Lookup: Provides the option of adding a dynamic reference as an approver. e.g. Workflow variable, list field.

Click the title bar to expand or collapse each option.

Include users who

Specify whether audience membership requires users to match any of the audience rules or all of the audience rules.

Audience Rules

Audience rules specify the requirements that a user must meet to be considered a member of this group. Multiple rules can be added by clicking the 'Add Rule' link.