Ability to allow schedule to fire based on other criteria

[Dexter_Whelan_SAS]

Having a design requirement that would be easily solved if scheduler could initiate based on the presence of work items in a target work queue.
Example:
Fire schedule every 15 minutes IF( [Workqueue1].ContainsWorkItems(>0) )

This would allow a scheduler to check every 15 minutes for the target work queue ('Workqueue1') has a work item greater than zero. 

Some additions to this could include filtering on tags/status/ attempts or other work queue related data points.

[ChristianPanhan]

Good Idea: I would like to add to your example:
"Fire schedule every 15 minutes IF( [Workqueue1].ContainsWorkItems(>0) AND schedule is not already running"

[asilarow]

I wouldn't stop at an exhaustive list... Why not just add a query builder for this?
I.e. Allow building the criteria set based on the selected content from within the wizard.
Something in the likes of below:

[chris.strong]

Thank you @Dexter_Whelan_SAS ,

I see this hasn’t reached the threshold yet, however I’m changing this to Under Consideration as event based triggers such as, when there is an item in queue, is in our current thinking.

We will switch this to Planned, if we have choose to publish the change on the Product Roadmap.

Are there any other triggers we should be considering?

Kind regards

Chris Strong

Blue Prism Product Manager

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[chris.strong]

Closed a duplicate idea: Work queue Trigger

[chris.strong]

Hello @Dexter_Whelan_SAS, 

I know this is an old idea. 

It’s been delivered through the SS&C Blue Prism Next Gen platform with the introduction of Triggers, which provides the ability to Start automation flows using triggers (including Work Queues with tags and time-based scheduled triggers).

Examples of what can we setup now:

• When a specified Work Queue has 100 or more pending items, start an automation.
• Every hour between 09:00 – 16:00 Monday – Friday, if a specified Work Queue has 1 or more pending items, start an automation.
• Every 15 minutes, if Workqueue1 has 1 or more pending items, start an automation
• Every 15 minutes, if Workqueue1 has 1 or more pending items with the tags “ImportantClient” and “Stage6”, start an automation

Related ideas:

• Triggers in queues
• Work queue Trigger
• Ability to allow schedule to fire based on other criteria (This idea request)

Kind regards

Chris Strong

Senior Product Manager

SS&C Blue Prism

[Dexter_Whelan_SAS]

this sounds great, Ill read up on the documentation but looks exactly like what I wanted. 

how does one get next gen to see these features and try them out? some playing with the product would allow more feedback to create more triggers etc. 

Dex

[chris.strong]

Good to hear, thank you @Dexter_Whelan_SAS 

To speak to one of the team about Next Generation, we have a contact form below the overview information on the website: https://www.blueprism.com/products/next-generation/

Kind regards

Chris Strong, Senior Product Manager, SS&C Blue Prism