# Triggers

# New or updated object

This polling trigger runs the recipe when you create or update a specific SuccessFactors object, such as a user.

  • Trigger poll interval

  • Enter a value to instruct the recipe how frequently to check for new events. If you leave this blank, the recipe defaults to checking every 10 minutes.

    This is an optional field.

  • Object

  • Select a SuccessFactor object from the drop-down list. Because many objects have identical names, the list includes the object's internal names.

  • Object unique key

  • Select the ID that the recipe uses to identify the monitored object.

  • When first started, this recipe should pick up events from

  • Specify the date and time for the trigger to start monitoring for events, using the format MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM am/pm.

    If you leave this field empty, the default condition is one hour: the recipe retrieves records that were created or updated one hour ago.

    You cannot change this value after you run or test the recipe.

    This is an optional field.

  • Output fields

  • By default, Workato will fetch all available fields in the selected record. You may use this input to filter for only the output fields you need.

    This is an optional field.

  • Query

  • Enter the OData query filters.

    See SAP documentation to learn more about filtering with the OData v2 API.

    This is an optional field.

  • From date

  • Pick a date or enter it in MM/DD/YYYY format. SuccessFactors returns records from “from date” to the effective end date. You must not use “from date” together with “as of date”.

    This is an optional field.

  • To date

  • Pick a date or enter it in MM/DD/YYYY format. SuccessFactors returns records from the effective start date to the “to date”. You must not use “to date” together with “as of date”.

    This is an optional field.

  • As of date

  • Pick a date or enter it in MM/DD/YYYY format. You must not use "as of date" together with “from date” or “to date”.

    This is an optional field.

  • Set trigger condition

  • Set a Trigger condition to define additional rules for trigger events to run a recipe.

    This is an optional field.

# New or updated objects in batch

This batch trigger retrieves a list of records created or updated after the last time the recipe was triggered.

  • Trigger poll interval

  • Enter a value to instruct the recipe how frequently to check for new events. If you leave this blank, the recipe defaults to checking every 10 minutes.

    This is an optional field.

  • Object

  • Select a SuccessFactor object from the drop-down list. Because many objects have identical names, the list includes the object's internal names.

  • Object unique key

  • Select the ID that the recipe uses to identify the monitored object.

  • When first started, this recipe should pick up events from

  • Specify the date and time for the trigger to start monitoring for events, using the format MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM am/pm.

    If you leave this field empty, the default condition is one hour: the recipe retrieves records that were created or updated one hour ago.

    You cannot change this value after you run or test the recipe.

    This is an optional field.

  • Batch size

  • Specifies the maximum number of records per trigger event. Minimum is 1, maximum is 500, default is 500.

    This is an optional field.

  • Output fields

  • By default, Workato will fetch all available fields in the selected record. You may use this input to filter for only the output fields you need.

    This is an optional field.

  • Query

  • Enter the OData query filters.

    See SAP documentation to learn more about filtering with the OData v2 API.

    This is an optional field.

  • From date

  • Pick a date or enter it in MM/DD/YYYY format. SuccessFactors returns records from “from date” to the effective end date. You must not use “from date” together with “as of date”.

    This is an optional field.

  • To date

  • Pick a date or enter it in MM/DD/YYYY format. SuccessFactors returns records from the effective start date to the “to date”. You must not use “to date” together with “as of date”.

    This is an optional field.

  • As of date

  • Pick a date or enter it in MM/DD/YYYY format. You must not use "as of date" together with “from date” or “to date”.

    This is an optional field.

  • Set trigger condition

  • Set a Trigger condition to define additional rules for trigger events to run a recipe.

    This is an optional field.


Last updated: 8/18/2023, 3:34:20 AM