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{: #template_based_notifications}

You can parameterize and send custom notifications by creating variables and calling them in your notification templates.

Your notification template can -

• Combine static and dynamic elements in your notifications
• Personalize notifications for each recipient by adding variables
• Can include multiple variables in your notification

Pass variables as JSON objects in your application code during initialization.

MFPPushNotificationOptions options = new MFPPushNotificationOptions();

JSONObject tempValue = new JSONObject();
    try {
      tempValue.put("username",userName);
      tempValue.put("amountSpent",amount);
      tempValue.put("currency",currency);
      tempValue.put("avilableBalance",balance);
      } catch (JSONException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
         }
      options.setPushVariables(tempValue); 
      push = MFPPush.getInstance();
      push.initialize(getApplicationContext(),appGuid,clientSecret,options);

{: codeblock}

After the variables are defined, they can be called in your message template.

1. From the {{site.data.keyword.mobilepushshort}} service console, select Notifications on the navigation menu.

2. Compose a message by choosing a Device ID option in the Target audience section.

3. In the Message field, compose your message. Call the defined variables in the message template. Click Send.

   ![Message template](images/message_template.png "A Message page with a message template with Sent to field set to All devices, Message field with example message about a user's bank account balance, and Additional payload field with "key":"value" attribute added.")

Your custom notification message is sent by fetching the variable data -

The feature is enabled only for users who opted the Advanced Plan. Select Plan in the {{site.data.keyword.mobilepushshort}} service console to upgrade. {: note}

{: #limitations}

• Currently, this feature is not supported on Safari
• Variables in the notification template might not work if an app is force quit on iOS. The limitation is not in control of SDK but comes from iOS.