Triggers Tab

What are triggers?

Triggers are events that cause a task to run. These include running tasks on a Schedule, when the system is Idle, when a change occurs on the file system, when a hotkey is pressed, when an entry is written to the system event log, when a certain error dialog appears on the screen, when certain performance thresholds are reached and much more. When a task is "triggered" the steps in the task (comprised of "actions") are executed.

A task must have at least one trigger to run automatically (for example, on a regular schedule or when a certain window appears), however it is not a requirement - tasks that have no triggers assigned may still be run manually from the Task Administrator.

Attaching Multiple Triggers

Multiple triggers of the same or differing types may be attached to a single task, for example if a task should run once daily simply add a schedule trigger, if it should also run when a certain hotkey is pressed, simply add a hotkey trigger as well. Attaching multiple triggers acts as an "OR" condition (as opposed to AND) whereby either of the trigger event will launch the task.

Notes

AND conditions can be created by attaching the first requirement as a trigger then adding steps in the task that use the IF action to evaluate any extra conditions and stop the task if they are not met before the remainder of the steps are carried out.

See Also:

Alphabetical List of All Triggers

Creating A New Task

General Properties

Trigger Properties

Details Properties

Security Properties

Priority Properties