Understanding Actuate Information Delivery API operations : About Actuate Information Delivery API operations : Working with channels
 
Working with channels
Channels receive electronic notifications and can display messages. Table 3‑2 lists the operations that work with channels.
Table 3‑2 Operations for working with channels 
Operation
Description
CreateChannel
Creates a channel in an Encyclopedia volume.
CreateChannel is accessed through the Administrate operation.
DeleteChannel
Deletes channels from the Encyclopedia volume. The request must specify whether to delete a single channel, a list of channels, or channels that match specific conditions.
DeleteChannel is accessed through the Administrate operation.
SelectChannels
Retrieves a list of channels, channels that match specific conditions, or a single channel. The response returns channels to which the user making the request has read or write privileges.
UpdateChannel, UpdateChannelOperation,UpdateChannelOperation
Group
Updates channel properties in the Encyclopedia volume. The request must specify the update activity to apply, such as updating general properties, and adding a user to one or more channels.
The request must also specify whether the activity applies to a single channel, a channel list, or channels that match specific conditions. The response returns channels to which the user has read or write privileges.
UpdateChannel is accessed through the Administrate operation.