Complete this tab to identify those database operations that
cause Process Commander to activate this trigger rule.
Field
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Description
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Trigger When an
Instance Is
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Select:
Saved
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To cause this rule to execute when an instance in
the class is saved (usually with the Obj-Save
method). |
Deleted
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To cause this rule to execute when an instance in
this class is deleted (usually with the Obj-Delete
method). |
Saved and...
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To cause this rule to execute when an instance is
saved and properties listed have values different
from the previous values. |
Committed Save
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To cause the rule to execute when a Commit method
occurs and the previous method for the instance was
Obj-Save. |
Committed Delete
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To cause the rule to execute when a Commit method
occurs and the previous method for the instance was
Obj-Delete. |
If you want processing to occur whether the instance
is deleted or saved, create two Declare Trigger
rules, one for each situation.
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...One
of These Properties Was Modified...
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This area of the form appears only when you choose
Saved and... for the previous field.
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Property
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Optional. Enter a property
reference. Identify a Single Value property
or a Value List property with a subscript
that resides on one of these pages:
- The page defined by the Page
Context field (on the Pages & Classes tab).
- The top-level page that corresponds to the class
defined in the Applies To key part of
this rule, or
- Other pages defined in the Pages & Classes tab.
The second and third options are acceptable only when
the Page Context field is blank. For a
reference to a properties on the Applies
To page, do not place a period before the
property name.
The activity referenced in the Activity
Name field can examine a system-created page
named pyDeclarativeContext to determine
which property or properties were modified.
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Copy Value
to (optional)
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Optional. Identify a property of the same mode and
type as the property in the Property
field on this row. This property can retain the current
value of the changed property. Copying occurs only if the
trigger activity runs, and after the trigger activity
completes.
Copying makes the previous property value available to
the second and subsequent executions of this rule.
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Condition
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When
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Optional. Select a when condition rule. When
this field is not blank, the system evaluates the when
condition and performs the trigger operation only when
the rule evaluates to true.
At runtime, the system uses the Applies
To key part of this Declare Trigger rule as the
Applies To key part of the when
condition rule.
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Trigger
Activity
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Name
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Identify the second key part — the
Activity Name — of an activity to
trigger when any of the specified properties change. The
system uses the Applies To key part of
this Declare Trigger rule as the Applies
To key part of the
activity rule.
Click the pencil icon ( ) to open the activity.
If Immediately is selected for the
Execute field, only activities with the
Activity Type of Trigger
appear in the SmartPrompt list for this field. Use of
Trigger activities is recommended and avoids
a warning condition reported when you save this rule. You
can type in the name of an existing activity of another
Activity Type, but the activity must
conform to these restrictions, as do all
Trigger activities:
- The activity cannot itself commit database
transactions, because a triggered activity runs during
database commits.
- Preconditions and transitions in the activity
cannot use when condition rules and can not call
functions.
Although your application can contain more
than Trigger activities for one Applies
To class, you cannot control the order that they
run when two or more are triggered. Create activities
that provide correct results when run in any order, and
when run either independently or simultaneously.
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Execute
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Select a value to
determine how the activity runs:
Immediately — Runs the activity
during forward chaining, before the commit
completes.
In Background on Copy — Adds the
activity to a queue for this requestor. The activity
executes outside of the context of forward chaining.
The activity can reference any method.
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