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Managing triggers

Creating a trigger​

You can create triggers from Orchestrator or from within the workflow, using trigger activities

Creating triggers in Orchestrator​

To create a trigger in Orchestrator, you need the following permissions:

  • The folder-level Create permission for the Triggers object.
  • The folder-level View permission for the Processes object.
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    • If you have no permission for the Triggers object, the Triggers card on the Home page displays an Access denied message.
    • If you have the Create permission for the Triggers object, but no permission for the Processes object, the Add a new trigger button is disabled in the user interface.

For detailed instructions on how to create triggers, refer to the following sections:

Editing a trigger​

Click the corresponding Edit button, make the intended changes, and then click Update in the Edit Trigger window.

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  • Editing connected event triggers opens the package requirements page for their associated process.
  • To make trigger-specific updates, such as name, job priority, or runtimes, click the pencil icon.

Disabling a trigger​

To disable a trigger, click the corresponding More Actions button, and then Disable. A disabled time trigger is marked by the icon in front of it. A disabled queue trigger is marked by the icon in front of it.

Alternatively, you can select it and then click the Disable icon.

You can also configure your trigger to get automatically disabled at a specific date and time in the future. You can do that as follows:

  1. Click the corresponding Edit button.
  2. Enable the Schedule automatic trigger disabling option.
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    This option does not apply to event triggers.

  3. Fill in the desired date and time. The trigger time zone influences when the trigger gets disabled.
  4. Click Update for the changes to take effect.
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    By default, a trigger gets disabled automatically after 10 failed launches if it hadn’t been successfully launched in the last day.

Enabling a trigger​

To enable a trigger, click the corresponding More Actions button, and then Enable. An enabled time trigger is marked by the icon in front of it. An enabled queue trigger is marked by the in front of it.

Alternatively, you can select it and then click the Enable icon.

Removing a trigger​

To remove a trigger, click the corresponding More Actions button, and then Remove.

Alternatively, you can select it and then click Remove.

Displaying jobs started by a trigger​

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This option does not apply to event triggers.

To display the jobs started by a specific trigger, click the More Actions button, and then View jobs. This displays the Jobs window, which comprises all the jobs executed in the past through the selected trigger (if any).