Creating and editing triggers in an external editor

You can use an external editor to create or edit a database, signal, or temporal trigger.

1. From the Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator window, select the Automation menu button.
2. Click Triggers.
   The Triggers pane opens. This window lists all database, signal, and temporal triggers that are set up.

   Tip: To view only one type of trigger, click Show Database Triggers Only, Show Temporal Triggers Only, or Show Signal Triggers Only in the toolbar.
3. To create a trigger, make sure that no row is selected in the Triggers pane, and then click Edit in External Editor in the toolbar. (You can deselect a row by pressing Ctrl and then clicking the row.)
   The Select Trigger Type dialog box opens. Proceed as follows:
   1. From the Trigger Template list, select the template for the type of trigger that you want to create. If you select Database, Signal, or Temporal, the external editor opens with standard syntax for that trigger type. If you select <blank>, the external editor opens with no text shown.
   2. Complete the syntax for the trigger. If you are using a template, replace the trigger_name and group_name variables with real values. Additionally, for a signal trigger, replace the signalName variable with a real value, and for a database trigger, replace the database_name.table_name variable with a real value. Add trigger-specific statements, optional clauses, and variable declarations, as required. Then add the body of the trigger between the Begin and End keywords. The template includes comments (preceded by --) for the placement of text.
   3. Save your entries.
      When you save, the trigger is saved to the ObjectServer. If there are any syntax errors, you are prompted to reload the contents of the external editor.
   4. Close the external editor.
4. To edit a trigger, select the trigger to edit and then click Edit in External Editor in the toolbar, or right-click and select Edit in External Editor from the pop-up menu.
   The external editor opens, with the trigger syntax displayed. Proceed as follows:
   1. Edit the trigger syntax and save your changes.
      When you save, the trigger is saved to the ObjectServer. If there are any syntax errors, you are prompted to reload the contents of the external editor.
   2. Close the external editor.