Configuring time-triggered transactions

Configure a time-triggered transaction to run processing on a scheduled basis. Agents initiate time-triggered transactions to run processing automatically at defined intervals.

About this task

Time-triggered transactions run without direct user or external-system intervention. Configure runtime properties, scheduling parameters, and processing criteria to control when and how the transaction runs.

Before you configure a time-triggered transaction, create a transaction or open an existing transaction. For more information, see Creating transactions and Modifying transactions.

Procedure

  1. Open a transaction.
  2. On the Trigger sources tab, click Time triggered.
  3. Click Add agents.
    Note: For more information about the time-triggered properties, see Specifying a transaction as time-triggered.
  4. From the Runtime properties tab, configure the processing environment:
    1. Select the agent server.
    2. Select the alert queue.
    3. Enter the JMS queue name.
    4. Specify the number of processing threads.
    5. Select the initial context factory.
    6. Enter the connection factory.
    7. Enter the provider URL.
    8. Optional: Select Enable JMS security.
    9. Optional: Select Schedule trigger message and enter the interval between scheduled trigger messages.
    10. Optional: Select Enable advanced scheduling. This option appears only if you previously selected Schedule trigger message.
    11. Select the service that you want to run after transaction processing completes.
  5. Select the Criteria parameters tab and enter the parameter name and value.
  6. If you select Enable JMS security in the Runtime properties tab, select the JMS security properties tab and configure destination-based JMS security, JNDI-based JMS security, or both, depending on the requirements of your JMS provider. Then, enter the parameter name and value.
  7. If you select Enable advanced scheduling in the Runtime properties tab, select the Advanced scheduling tab and configure scheduling options to set a trigger interval for agents so that it suits the business needs of your organization. For more details about advanced scheduling and options, see Advanced scheduling.
  8. Select the This transaction can be triggered by agents checkbox.
  9. Click Save.

Results

The transaction is configured as a time-triggered transaction. Agents can run the transaction according to the configured runtime properties, scheduling settings, and criteria parameters.

What to do next

  1. Define event conditions to determine how the transaction responds to events during processing. For more information, see Defining event conditions.
  2. Configure transaction completion criteria to determine when the transaction is complete.
  3. Associate the transaction with the required process steps.