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Version: OpCon 26.0 (On-Prem)

Managing Triggers

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?​

Use this procedure to manage Triggers in the Enterprise Manager.

Adding Machine, Schedule, or Job Triggers​

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Triggers can only be placed on the lowest-level groups. If child groups exist within a parent group, triggers must be placed on the lowest-level child group. Parent groups without child groups can have triggers.

To add a trigger, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on Notification Manager under the Management topic
  2. Select the Machines, Schedules, or Jobs tab in the Notification Triggers frame
  3. Select the Expand arrow to expand the Machines, Schedules, or Jobs information
  4. Select the Expand arrow to expand the Notification Group information
  5. Check for any existing child groups
  6. Right-click the appropriate notification group
  7. Select Add Machine/Schedule/Job Trigger
  8. Select the trigger

Deleting Machine, Schedule, or Job Triggers​

To delete a trigger, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on Notification Manager under the Management topic
  2. Select the Machines, Schedules, or Jobs tab in the Notification Triggers frame
  3. Select the Expand arrow to expand the Machines, Schedules, or Jobs information
  4. Select the Expand arrow to expand the Notification Group containing the trigger to delete
  5. Right-click the Machine, Schedule, or Job Notification Trigger
  6. Select Delete Trigger. The Delete dialog displays
  7. Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel

FAQs​

Q: What does managing triggers involve?

Managing triggers includes Adding Machine, Schedule, or Job Triggers, Deleting Machine, Schedule, or Job Triggers. Access triggers through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Q: Who can manage triggers in OpCon?

Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage triggers. Contact your OpCon system administrator if you do not have access.

Glossary​

Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.

Notification: A message sent by the SMA Notify Handler when a Machine, Schedule, or Job changes to a specific status. Notifications can be delivered as emails, text messages, Windows Event Log entries, SNMP traps, or other formats.

Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.

Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.

Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.

Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.

Schedule: A named container for jobs in OpCon, built for a specific date to create that day's automation. Schedules define build settings, frequencies, and the jobs that run within them.

Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.