Project Triggers
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Project triggers enable you to set up automatic attendee status changes or e-mail notifications based on actions that occur during the course of your project. You can create project triggers directly from the Iasta SmartSource toolbar, or from within the Project Management module.
»To add a project trigger
Triggers window
Trigger Properties Window
Trigger Execution Page
NOTE: If you choose Send an automatic e-mail and leave the E-mail Document field empty, then click Next, the E-mail Document -- Blank Activity Template appears. When you use this template, you can include the following activity fields: Activity Start Time, Activity End Time, Activity Name the trigger should
NOTE: If you are confirming receipt of a survey or preliminary bid, you should choose "The attendee who triggered the action" rather than "All Qualified Bidders." If available, you can also choose who should not receive the e-mail or status change based on an attendee's current status (see below).
NOTE: If the e-mail sender is removed from the database, the trigger status changes to "executed" but no e-mail is sent.
Trigger Time Page
Scheduling the Trigger Time Window
NOTE: A trigger waiting for approval appears under the Trigger node with a status of "Pending" after the trigger is implemented. If the trigger is set to "execute immediately," then the trigger automatically occurs when the trigger is implemented.
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