Types of triggers

All triggers do not keep constantly checking for updates or changes in these external services. Some check for changes periodically, at regular intervals (for example, every 15 minutes). This type of trigger is called as a Polling Trigger. Polling triggers may not send data to IBM® webMethods Integration in real time. All the polling triggers are marked with Clock sign in the triggers list.

While configuring a polling trigger, you can select the interval after which the trigger should check the application for new data using the Polling interval field. The default polling interval is 15 minutes.

Some triggers keep checking for updates continuously. They send data to IBM webMethods Integration in real-time, which enables your workflow to run as soon as the specified event occurs in an external application or service. This type of trigger is called as a Webhook Trigger.