Tutorial - Launching a Task Automatically Using a Simple Time Trigger
In this exercise, we will define a time trigger that launches our Timer task every one minute.
Step 1 |
From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Triggers > Time Triggers. |
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Step 2 |
Click New. |
Step 3 |
In the Name field, enter stonebranch-timetrigger-01. |
Step 4 |
In the Task(s) field, click the Add-Remove Multiple icon. |
Step 5 |
In the Collection window, locate the Timer task created in the Creating and Manually Launching a Task tutorial, stonebranch-timertask-01, move it to the Tasks List window, and click Save. |
Step 6 |
In the Task(s) field, click the lock icon. |
Step 7 |
In the Time Style field, select Time Interval. |
Step 8 |
In the Time Interval field, enter 1. |
Step 9 |
In the Time Interval Units field, select Minutes. |
Step 10 |
Click Save. |
Step 11 |
By default, triggers are disabled. To enable this trigger:
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Step 12 |
From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Activity to display the Activity Monitor. Note that a new instance of stonebranch-timertask-01 appears every one minute. |
Step 13 |
Click the most recent instance of stonebranch-timertask-01 to view its details, and note that the Invoked By field contains the name of the trigger that launched this task. |
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