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Property Expressions Exercise 9

Exercise 9: Expression Events (Time Windows)​

Objective​

To trigger events with an expression using time windows

Summary​

Using time window expression, set up $PROPERTY:SET events to set the value of a property called SHIFT with the correct shift number.

  • If between 22:00 and 06:00, Update the Global Property to 1.
  • If between 06:00 and 14:00, Update the Global Property to 2.
  • If between 14:00 and 22:00, Update the Global Property to 3.

Instructions​

Create the Property​

  1. Create a Global Property called Shift with a value of NULL

Create the Schedule​

  1. Create a Schedule named Expression Events.

Create the Job​

  1. Create a NULL Job with following specs:
  • Job Name: Shift
  • Frequency: Mon-Fri-O
  • Event 1 Specs:
    • Event Trigger: Job Completion Complex Expression
    • Expression: (ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) > 22 && ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) < 24) || (ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) > 00 && ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) < 06)
    • Event: $PROPERTY:SET,Shift,1
  • Event 2 Specs:
    • Event Trigger: Job Completion Complex Expression
    • Expression: ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) > 06 && ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) < 14
    • Event: $PROPERTY:SET,Shift,2
  • Event 3 Specs:
    • Event Trigger: Job Completion Complex Expression
    • Expression: ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) > 14 && ToInt([[$TIMEhh]]) < 22
    • Event: $PROPERTY:SET,Shift,3

Build the Schedule​

  1. Build the Schedule and run the job
note
  • Verify that the Global Property was updated to the proper Shift number
    • by viewing the Global Property

  • by viewing the SAM Log
Receiving Event $PROPERTY:SET,Shift,3.  Received from 4/22/2025:Multi Instance job Limitations:Shifts (Job Termination Expression)
Processing Event $PROPERTY:SET,Shift,3,smatraining\smauser.  Received from 4/22/2025:Multi Instance job Limitations:Shifts (Job Termination Expression)
Property [Shift] Changed to [3] by smatraining\smauser