Doc. Number | Article Title | Effective Date | Version |
FHC-XX | New Triggers System | March 07, 2025 | 1.0 |
The Forth triggers system allows you to create multiple triggers based on events and conditions. Triggers can be grouped and contain groups of criteria.
This article includes the following topics:
- Triggers Overview page
- Adding a Trigger Group
- Creating a Trigger
- Editing a Trigger
- Viewing the Trigger Activity Log
Triggers Overview page
The Triggers Overview page provides an at-a-glance view of all the existing triggers (active and inactive), the groups they belong to, and the ability to search and filter by trigger name, description, group, etc.
You can access the Triggers Overview page by going to the Admin tab and then clicking "Settings" in the Navigation Bar.
Next, select "Triggers" from the Navigation Bar on the Settings Page.
You will now be on the Triggers Overview Page.
You can expand the details by clicking the right arrow icon next to the trigger name.
Above the list of triggers, there are three (3) dropdown menus containing the following information based on the triggers that have been created for advanced filtering:
- All Events - list of all the trigger events
- All Actions - list of all the trigger actions
- All Status - select whether to include Active, Inactive, or both types of triggers
Adding a Trigger Group
NOTE
Trigger Groups are optional.
- Go to the Admin tab, click Settings from the Navigation Bar, and then click Triggers.
- In the left panel, click New Trigger Group.
- Type a name for the Trigger Group in the Enter New Trigger Group Name window > click OK.
The new group name should appear in the Group Name panel.
Creating a Trigger
- Go to the Calendar tab > click Tasks > scroll down the bottom left of the page and click "Task Triggers". Continue to step #3 below.
OR - Go to the Admin tab > click Settings > click Triggers.
- Click the Create a New Trigger button.
- The Create a New Trigger window opens.
- Do the following:
- Type a name for the trigger in the Name field.
- Type a description for the trigger in the Description field.
- If desired, assign the trigger to a group.
- Select an option from the Event menu to activate the trigger.
NOTE
Options selected from the Event and Contact menus, changes options in menus that follow. - To set conditions that will activate the trigger, do the following:
- Select All or Any of the following conditions from the Meets menu.
- Select the appropriate options from the menus that appear based on the event and contact selections.
NOTE
Click here to view recommended triggers and specific instructions on setting trigger condition details. - Do either of the following:
- To add another condition to this group, click add another condition group. An example of how this would work is if this event meets any of the conditions in the first, second, or third group, move along to the action.
- To add another condition separate from this group, click add another condition. An example of how this would work is if this event meets any of the following conditions move along to the action.
- When you're finished setting your conditions, go to the Setup Action(s) section.
NOTE
The option you select from the Setup Action menu changes the options that follow. - If desired, click "add another action" at the bottom of the section and repeat step 10.
- Click Save & Create Trigger.
Editing a Trigger
- Go to the Admin tab > click Settings > click Triggers.
- Click the pencil
icon for the trigger you want to edit.
- Adjust the settings as needed (for more details, view Creating a Trigger above).
- Click Save.
Viewing the Trigger Activity Log
Viewing a trigger's activity log helps you identify when and why a trigger isn't working properly.
- Go to Admin > click Settings.
- Click Triggers > the Triggers page opens.
- Click the name of the trigger you want to view the activity for.
- Click the View History link.
- The Activity Log will then open. The log currently shows whether or not the trigger was fired via the "Trigger Status" column. Green checkmarks indicate that a trigger successfully fired, while a Red "X" signifies that the trigger did not fire because the required conditions were not met.
Article Version History:
Version | Effective Date | Description |
Basic | 03/11/2021 | Initial Release |
0.1 | 12/29/2022 | Added header and version control footer; Updated screenshots for legibility; no subject matter updates |
0.2 | 01/16/2023 | Relinked screenshots for Forth Rebranding. |
0.3 | 01/23/2023 | Refreshed additional screenshots for Forth Rebranding. |
0.4 | 12/08/2023 | Refreshed two screenshots to improve legibility. |
0.5 | 02/22/2024 | Added explanation of the "Trigger Status" column in the "Viewing the Trigger Activity Log" section. |
0.6 | 02/17/2025 | Performed grammatical review only; no subject matter updates were made. |
1.0 | 03/07/2025 | Refreshed all screenshots to improve readability and reflect the current user interface; Added to the Trigger Overview section to better explain access; no subject matter changes were made. |