Trigger

Available in VPC

This guide describes the Trigger interface layout and how to create triggers.
A trigger is a file that specifies a task schedule. Trigger cannot operate alone and operates when integrated with a job during workflow configuration.
To add a trigger as a workflow configuration component, see Create workflow.

Trigger interface

The trigger interface includes the following components:

View trigger information

To view the settings information on a created trigger, follow these steps:

1. In the VPC environment on the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Big Data & Analytics > Data Flow.
2. Click the Trigger menu.
3. When the trigger list appears, view the trigger information.
   • Trigger name: Unique name entered by the user during trigger creation.
   • Execution option: Execution option entered by the user when creating the trigger. Set to execute cycle, run on specific date, or none.
   • Execution cycle: Execution cycle set by the user when creating the trigger. Example: Every Tuesday, daily 15:00 PM.
   • Update date and time: Trigger creation date and time.

Create trigger

To create a trigger:

1. In the VPC environment on the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Big Data & Analytics > Data Flow.
2. Click the Trigger menu.
3. Click [Create Trigger].
4. In the Create trigger popup, enter the following items:
   • Name: Enter the trigger name.
   • Execution option: Select execute cycle, run on specific date, or none.
   • When the execution option is set to execute cycle, execution cycle: Select hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.
   • When the execution option is set to execute cycle, execution time: Enter the time to execute the workflow. Example: 12:00 for daily execution.
   • When Execution option > Execute cycle is set to weekly, execution day: Select the day of the week to execute the workflow. Multiple selections allowed.
   • When Execution option > Execute cycle is set to monthly, execution date: Enter a date between 1 and 31. Separate multiple dates with commas (,). End-of-month selection available.
   • When the execution option is set to run on a specific date, execution date: Click the icon and select the date to execute the workflow.
   • When the execution option is set to none: No additional input fields.
5. Click [Create].
   • Creating a trigger is complete and is shown on the trigger list.
   • The created trigger is registered on NAVER Cloud Platform as resource. For more information, see Resource Manager concepts.

Delete trigger

To delete a trigger:

1. In the VPC environment on the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Big Data & Analytics > Data Flow.
2. Click the Trigger menu.
3. Select the specific trigger from the trigger list, and click [Delete].
   • The trigger is deleted from the trigger list.
   • Workflows that include a deleted trigger no longer run.