Temporary Trigger
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Overview
The Temporary trigger allows you to set up a one-time trigger for a task, based on a single date and time. You will use this trigger if you want to set up a task to run once at some time in the future.
Creating 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 | Enter/select Details for a new Temporary trigger, using the field descriptions below as a guide.
To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:
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Step 3 | Click a Save 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. |
Note
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).
Temporary Trigger Details
The following Temporary Trigger Details is for an existing Temporary trigger. See the field descriptions, below, for a description of the fields that display in the Temporary Trigger Details.
Temporary Trigger Details Field Descriptions
The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs that display in the Temporary Trigger Details.
Field Name | Description |
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General | This section contains general information about the trigger. |
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Version | System-supplied; version number of the current record, which is incremented by the system every time a user updates a record. Click the Versions tab to view previous versions. For details, see Record Versioning. |
Description | Description of this record. Maximum length is 255 characters. |
Member of Business Services | User-defined; Allows you to select one or more Business Services that this record belongs to. (You also can Check All or Uncheck All Business Services for this record.) You can select up to 62 Business Services for any record type, and enter a maximum of 2048 characters for each Business Service. If the Business Service Visibility Restricted Universal Controller system property is set to true, depending on your assigned (or inherited) Permissions or Roles, Business Services available for selection may be restricted. |
Calendar |
Select a Calendar from the drop-down list of all existing Calendars. To display detailed information about a selected calendar, click the Details icon next to the Calendar field. |
Time Zone |
User-defined; allows you to specify the time zone that will be applied to the time(s) specified in the trigger. For example, if you specify 23:00 and a time zone of Canada/Central, the task will run at 11:00 p.m. Central Canada time. |
Task(s) |
Name of the task(s) being triggered when this trigger is satisfied. When selecting tasks from the Details, click on the lock icon to unlock the field and select tasks. |
Purge By Retention Duration |
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Exclude Backup | If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Specification for whether qualifying task instances can be excluded from the backup when being purged by retention duration. |
Retention Duration | If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Minimum retention duration for the selected Retention Duration Unit before triggered task instances can qualify for purge. If Retention Duration Unit = Days, valid values are 1 to 366. If Retention Duration Unit = Hours, valid values are 1 to 24. |
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Execution User |
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Forecast | If checked, the Controller calculates the date and time when this trigger will be satisfied for the next number of days, as specified in the Forecast Period In Days Universal Controller system property. The Controller writes the forecasting entries to the Forecasts List. Note If this field is checked on a trigger and the trigger is promoted, it will not be checked for that trigger on the target system. |
Simulate | Enables the override of the Enable Trigger Simulation Universal Controller system property specification for whether or not to simulate the launching of tasks when triggers are eligible to fire. (If simulation is enabled, only the scheduled launch of the task by the trigger is inhibited.)
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Status | This section contains information about the current status of the trigger. |
Status | |
Next Scheduled Time | System-supplied; for time-based triggers. If Status = Enabled, the next date and time this trigger will be satisfied. See Displaying Trigger Forecast Information. |
Enabled By | System-supplied. If Status = Enabled, ID of the user who most recently enabled this trigger. |
Disabled By | System-supplied; If Status = Disabled, ID of the user who most recently disabled this trigger. (By default, all new triggers are disabled.) |
Enabled Time | System-supplied. If Status = Enabled, Date and time that the trigger was enabled. |
Disabled Time | System-supplied. If Status = Disabled, Date and time that the trigger was disabled. |
| Skip Details | This section contains detailed information about skipping the trigger. |
Task Launch Skip Condition | User-defined; Controls when launching a task for the trigger will be skipped. Default is the value of the Trigger Task Launch Skip Condition Default Universal Controller system property. Options:
Task Launch Skip Condition is not applicable when using the Trigger Now... command and will be ignored. |
Temporary Details | This section contains assorted detailed information about the trigger. |
Date |
Date you want the trigger to be satisfied. |
Time (hh.mm) | Required. Specifies the time of the trigger in hours and minutes. For example, 01:45 means trigger the task at 1:45 a.m.; 13:45 means trigger the task at 1:45 p.m. |
Keep Trigger | If checked, indication that the Temporary Trigger should be Disabled, rather than Deleted, after the Next Scheduled Time. |
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 |
Saves updates to the record. |
Enable | Activates this trigger and writes your User ID to the Enabled By field. |
Disable |
Deactivates this trigger. |
Trigger Now... | Immediately triggers all the tasks specified in this trigger.
Note If you click Trigger Now... for an Enabled trigger that does not have an assigned Execution User, the trigger will launch its task(s) under the context of the Enabled By user. |
Copy | Creates a copy of this trigger, which you are prompted to rename. |
Delete |
Deletes the current record. |
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 |
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Instances | Lists all task instances that were triggered directly by this trigger. |
Notes |
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Versions |
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