Overview

The Variable Monitor trigger allows you to trigger one or more tasks based on the conditions specified by a selected Variable Monitor task.
 

You can select only a Variable Monitor task with a Value Monitor Type = Change.



 

Built-In Variables

The built-in variables outlined below can be used to pass data where appropriate:

Prerequisites

Before you can use a Variable Monitor Trigger, you need a Variable Monitor task, which defines the conditions for the variable being monitored.
 

Any changes made to a Variable Monitor task are not recognized by its respective Variable Monitor Triggers until those Triggers are disabled and re-enabled.

Creating a Variable Monitor Trigger

Step 1

From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Triggers > Variable Monitor Triggers. The Variable Monitor Triggers list displays.
 
To the right of the list, Variable Monitor Trigger Details for a new Variable Monitor trigger displays.
 

Step 2

Enter/select Details for a new Variable Monitor trigger, using the field descriptions below as a guide.

  • Required fields display an asterisk ( * ) after the field name.
  • Default values for fields, if available, display automatically.

To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:

  • Use the scroll bar.
  • Temporarily hide the list above the Details.
  • Click the  button above the list to display a pop-up version of the Details.

Step 3

Click a  button. The trigger is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Trigger Details are enabled.

Step 4

Enable the trigger(s) as desired.


To open an existing record on the list, either:

  • Click a record in the list to display its record Details below the list. (To clear record Details below the list, click the New button that displays above and below the Details.)
  • Clicking the Details icon next to a record name in the list, or right-click a record in the list and then click Open in the Action menu that displays, to display a pop-up version of the record Details.
  • Right-click a record in the a list, or open a record and right-click in the record Details, and then click Open In Tab in the Action menu that displays, to display the record Details under a new tab on the record list page (see Record Details as Tabs).

Variable Monitor Trigger Details

The following Variable Monitor Trigger Details is for an existing Variable Monitor trigger. See the field descriptions, below, for a description of the fields that display in the Variable Monitor Trigger Details.
 

Variable Monitor Trigger Details Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs that display in the Variable Monitor Trigger Details.
 

Field Name

Description

General

This section contains general information about the trigger.

Name

Version

Description

Member of Business Services

Calendar

Time Zone

Task(s)

Simulate

Purge By Retention Duration

Exclude Backup

Retention Duration

Retention Duration Unit

Execution User

Status

This section contains information about the current status of the trigger.

Status

Next Scheduled Time

Enabled By

Disabled By

Enabled Time

Disabled Time

Skip DetailsThis section contains detailed information about skipping the trigger.

Task Launch Skip Condition

Skip Restriction

Skip Count

Skip Before Date

Skip Before Time

Skip After Date

Skip After Time

Skip Date List

Variable Monitor Details

This section contains assorted detailed information about the trigger.

Variable Monitor

If you click the Details icon to create or update a Variable Monitor, Change is pre-selected for the Variable Monitor Type field and cannot be changed.


Running Monitor

Restrictions

This section specifies any restrictions that apply to the trigger.

Restrict Times

Enabled Start

Enabled End

Special Restriction

Action

Simple Restriction

Situation

Complex Restriction

Restriction Mode

Restriction Adjective

Restriction Noun(s)

Restriction Qualifier(s)

Restriction Nth Amount

Self-Service Options This section contains Self-Service specifications for the trigger.
Enforce Variables
Lock Variables

Metadata

This section contains Metadata information about this record.

UUID

Universally Unique Identifier of this record.

Updated By

Name of the user that last updated this record.

Updated

Date and time that this record was last updated.

Created By

Name of the user that created this record.

Created

Date and time that this record was created.

Buttons

This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Trigger Details that let you perform various actions.

Save

Saves a new task record in the Controller database.

Save & New

Saves a new record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another new record.

Save & View

Saves a new record in the Controller database and continues to display that record.

New

Displays empty (except for default values) Details for creating a new record.

Update

Enable

Disable

Trigger Now...

Copy

Creates a copy of this trigger, which you are prompted to rename.

Delete

Refresh

Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details.

Close

For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this trigger.

Tabs

This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Trigger Details that provide access to additional information about the trigger.

Variables

Instances

Notes

Versions