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Objects for operations
for each operation. The trigger rules all have the same cause event,
but different operations as their effect.
Parallel trigger rules A plain trigger rule represents a single invocation of an operation.
When an operation needs to be invoked multiple times (once for
each object in a set), you use a parallel trigger rule.
Creating a trigger rule
Form for trigger rules
Note
A trigger rule is equivalent to a next-step relationship in a
process step model.
To create a trigger rule:
Objects for operations
1 In the Process Diagram Tools tool folder, click and hold on the
Trigger Rule or Parallel Trigger Rule tool, depending on the
type of trigger rule you want to create.
2 Drag to the triggering event and release the mouse button.
3 Click on the operation triggered by the event.
You can use the Basic Trigger Rule Information form to view and
modify information about a trigger rule.
The underlying object In a process model, the trigger rule that invokes an operation also
determines:
■ The object or set of objects on which the operation acts
■ The values of the arguments passed to the operation
By default, a trigger rule passes the object identified by its cause
event to the operation it invokes. This object is called the
underlying object. For example, suppose the event Project
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