Tutorial - Launching Tasks at a Future Time
In this exercise, we will create a trigger that will launch multiple tasks at the same time in the future (in two minutes). For this exercise, we will use the SQL tasks created in the Running a Workflow with a Conditional Path tutorial.
(A future date also can be selected, but to see now that the tasks have been launched, keep the current date.)
Create a Temporary Trigger
Step 1 |
From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Triggers > Temporary Triggers. The Temporary Triggers list displays. |
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Step 2 |
Click the New button to display Temporary Trigger Details for a new trigger and enter/select the following values:
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Step 3 |
Click the Save button. |
Step 4 |
Right-click Launch Tasks on the Temporary Triggers list and click Enable. |
Step 5 |
Open the Activity Monitor to see that the three Timer tasks are run at the selected time. |
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