For a full list of which triggering events are available for each object type and rule type, see the Rule Triggers table.

•Activate—The rule is triggered when an account is activated.

•Assign—The rule is triggered when a task is assigned.

•Check In—The rule is triggered when a document is checked in.

•Check Out—The rule is triggered when a document is checked out.

•Create—The rule is triggered when an object is created.

oRules for the Contact object that use the Create trigger apply when users are creating contacts through a search module. For example, if you make the Date of Birth field required, users will be unable to create a contact record through the search module because there is no Date of Birth field in the search module.

oRules that use the Create trigger for objects that have wizards are executed when the user reaches the end of the wizard and the system attempts to save the new record. If the rule requires that a field be populated, make sure that the user is able to enter a value and knows that the field is required.

•Deactivate—The rule is triggered when an account is deactivated.

•Delete—The rule is triggered when an object is deleted.

•Deposit—The rule is triggered when a budget amount is deposited into an account.

•Phase Change—The rule is triggered when a project's phase is changed. When the Phase Change trigger is selected, checkboxes and drop-down lists with further options appear.

oFrom—The rule is triggered when a project's phase is changed from the selected phase in the drop-down list.

oTo—The rule is triggered when a project's phase is changed to the selected phase in the drop-down list.

oTransition—The rule is triggered when the selected phase transition in the drop-down list occurs. This is the default option when the Phase Change trigger is selected.

•Post—The rule is triggered when an expense, invoice or task is posted.

•Transfer From—The rule is triggered when a budget amount is transferred from an account.

•Transfer To—The rule is triggered when a budget amount is transferred to an account.

•Update—The rule is triggered when an object is updated.

•User Invoke—The rule is triggered when a user with the appropriate rights selects the rule from the More Actions button in an object definition.

•Void—The rule is triggered when an expense, invoice or task is voided.

•Withdraw—The rule is triggered when a budget amount is withdrawn from an account.

Points To Remember

Keep the following points in mind when creating rule triggers:

•Each rule type may be used with almost all triggers (see the Rule Triggers table), so base your choice of rule type on your business requirements, not the trigger.

•A rule can use more than one trigger. If more than one trigger is associated with a rule, it is possible that the rule will fire more than once for the same event. For example, the Account object custom action rule type has an available trigger named Withdraw, and it also has the Update trigger that is found in all object definitions. If you define a custom action rule that uses both of these triggers, and a Withdraw event occurs, the monetary amounts in the Account record will change, which causes an Update event. So the rule will execute twice, once as a result of the Withdraw trigger and once as a result of the Update trigger.

•Execution order--If an operation applies to multiple rules, the rules types are executed according to type. The following execution order is indicated on the General tab of a new rule that has not yet been saved:

a.Security

b.Pre-population

c.Validation

d.Approval

e.Custom Action

f.Scheduled Action

g.Audit

h.Post Commit

•Each rule of the same type is executed according to the value of their Order fields. For example, after all security rules are executed, validation rules are executed, starting with the rule that has the lowest order. Rules of the same type that have the same values in their Order fields are executed in alphabetical order.

The following table lists the triggers that are available for each type of rule. A rule can use multiple triggers.

Rule Triggers