topic RE: Process Trigger Points in Product Forum

Process Trigger Points

SimphiweTshezi — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:39:00 GMT

Hi All,

Is it possible to create trigger points that will run the Bots (processes) automatically as opposed to scheduling them to constantly run checks for those trigger points (e.g excel file)?

Many thanks.

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Simphiwe Tshezi
1st Line Support
Altron Bytes Managed Solution
Africa/Johannesburg
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RE: Process Trigger Points

sutirtha.gupta — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:18:00 GMT

Hi Simphiwe,

You can create windows exe to monitor the file availability and upon received you can trigger the process using command prompt. Please check the guide for running process using command prompt.

Regards
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Sutirtha Gupta
RPA Tech Lead
TATA Consultancy Services
Kolkata/India
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RE: Process Trigger Points

SimphiweTshezi — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:24:00 GMT

Hi Sutirtha,

I really appreciate your assistance, thank you so much.

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Simphiwe Tshezi
Software Developer (RPA)
Altron Managed Solutions
Johannesburg
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RE: Process Trigger Points

HarshitRawat — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:38:00 GMT

You can create a batch file which would continuously perform some operation ( For ex- If an excel file exists ) and then trigger the process using command line arguments. Out of curiosity i experimented with something similar and it worked fine.
Created one batch file , added to windows startup , and the script monitored one folder for an excel file. As soon i paste the file in that folder , the script triggered a test process

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Harshit Rawat
Senior RPA Consultant
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RE: Process Trigger Points

SimphiweTshezi — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:49:00 GMT

Your response is received with utmost appreciation, I'd definitely try it myself thank you.

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Simphiwe Tshezi
Software Developer (RPA)
Altron Managed Solutions
Johannesburg
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RE: Process Trigger Points

Tejaskumar_Darji — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:51:00 GMT

Hello, Which guide to refer for this to trigger process using CMD and batch file. I want to learn and experiment. Also if you have any sample can you please share. Thanks in advance,

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Thanks & Regards,
Tejaskumar Darji
Sr. RPA Consultant-Automation Developer
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