Notification Triggers
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The Notification Triggers frame provides tabs for the Trigger types (Machines, Schedules, and Jobs). Each Trigger type contains the names of the user-defined notification groups and triggers associated with each group.
Triggers are responsible for writing the notification information to the OpCon database upon the status change of one or more items (Machines, Schedules, or Jobs) within a group.
- Search for a specific trigger by typing part of or the full trigger name in the type filter text box
- You can add groups inside other groups to better organize triggers
- You must add triggers to the "lowest level" groups within a group tree
Right-click Menu
- Add Root Group: Adds a new group to the root level of the Jobs, Machines, or Schedules tab
- Add Group: Adds a new group within any empty group. Selecting Add Group from another group creates a child group
- Delete Group: Deletes the selected group and all items within its tree
- Add Machine Trigger: In the Machines tab, provides a list of machine triggers as defined in the Machine Triggers section in the Concepts online help
- Add Schedule Trigger: In the Schedules tab, provides a list of schedule triggers as defined in the Schedule Triggers section in the Concepts online help
- Add Job Trigger: In the Machines, Schedules, and Jobs tabs, provides a list of job triggers as defined in the Job Triggers section in the Concepts online help
- Rename: Renames the selected group
- Delete Trigger: Deletes the selected trigger within the selected tab
Configuration Options
| Setting | What It Does | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add Root Group | Adds a new group to the root level of the Jobs, Machines, or Schedules tab | — | — |
| Add Group | Adds a new group within any empty group. | — | — |
| Delete Group | Deletes the selected group and all items within its tree | — | — |
| Add Machine Trigger | In the Machines tab, provides a list of machine triggers as defined in the Machine Triggers section in the Concepts online help | — | — |
| Add Schedule Trigger | In the Schedules tab, provides a list of schedule triggers as defined in the Schedule Triggers section in the Concepts online help | — | — |
| Add Job Trigger | In the Machines, Schedules, and Jobs tabs, provides a list of job triggers as defined in the Job Triggers section in the Concepts onli... | — | — |
| Rename | Renames the selected group | — | — |
| Delete Trigger | Deletes the selected trigger within the selected tab | — | — |
FAQs
Q: What does Notification Triggers cover?
This page covers Right-click Menu.
Glossary
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.
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.
OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.