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Overview

Triggers that listen for workflow events can be added to a workflow. These triggers can be used to create actions, for example, custom notifications.

JSON triggers are used in the Content Expiry workflow and the Quality Management System workflow.

Comala Document Control triggers are created using JSON markup and can be added to a workflow using the workflow builder.

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JSON trigger format requirements when adding to workflow builder

For example

Example JSON Trigger notation

Code Block

title	JSON Trigger format for workflow builder

"triggers":
[
	{"event": "on-change-state",
	"conditions":
	[
		{"state": "Rejected"}
	],
	"actions":
	[
		{"action": "set-message",
			"type": "info",
			"title": "Hey My Wonderful design and Tech Team",
			"body": "We have some work to do ... it was rejected!!!"}
	]}
]

Info

Only

Only one overall "triggers":

" will

will be required in the JSON code if added to a workflow using the JSON editor.

In

When adding the JSON trigger notation in workflow builder you do not have to add the "triggers":

"

JSON element. Workflow builder will add this automatically after saving the workflow.

Adding a JSON trigger using workflow builder

The trigger is added using the workflow editor.

In

Open workflow builder in the space settings Document Control dashboard

open workflow builder. The workflow builder Choose

choose Edit Workflow
select Edit with the Workflow Builder

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Workflow builder will open for the current space workflow.

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choose the workflow name in the workflow panel to open the Edit Workflow panel

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expand the Advanced tab in the Edit Workflow panel

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Example JSON triggers can be copied, pasted and edited to the Triggers

dialogue Copy

dialog box.

Expand the >Advanced tab.

copy and paste the JSON trigger markup to the Triggers

dialogue box.

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Choose

dialog box

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You will need to edit/amend the workflow name to save these changes. Workflow builder does not allow the workflows installed with the app to be overwritten. All edits will be saved as a (Copy) of the original workflow.

Do not add the opening JSON "triggers": notation when adding the JSON trigger in workflow builder. This will be automatically added to the workflow JSON template on saving the workflow in workflow builder.

choose Apply to save the added JSON trigger

.

Choose

choose Save to update the workflow in workflow builder

.

Choose

choose Exit to return to the space settings

and add the customized workflow

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The edited custom workflow is

added to the dashboard as the current space workflow

.
You will need to edit/amend the workflow name to save these changes. Workflow builder does not allow bundled workflows to be amended. All edits will be saved as a (Copy) of the original workflow.

This example JSON trigger will

listen for a state change event -