Triggers

From another workflow

Starts when another workflow chains it. You declare the input fields it expects; it cannot be started by hand or through the API.

Trigger
workflow

More in Triggers.

Each declared field is described by these properties.

Fields you declare

namestringRequired

Identifier of the field; it names the variable trigger_<name>.

labelstringRequired

Label shown in the dialog.

typetypeRequired

The declared shape of the value; it is validated against this type.

  • Field names cannot be repeated.
  • The trigger itself publishes the reserved names.
  • The run's payload is validated against the declared fields: all of them are required.

Reserved names: createdAt, createdBy. A name starts with a letter or an underscore and continues with letters, digits or underscores.

Configuration

fieldsobject[]Required

The input fields the run expects when another workflow chains it.

Values for the steps

system_todaystring

Today

trigger_createdAtstring

Run date

trigger_createdBystring

Workflow owner