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Workflow Automation

Automated Events - Amber Alert

The Amber Alert automated event automatically changes a Task’s RAG status. You can set specific triggers so an amber flag alert will be automatically.

Dr. Adam Sykes

Dr. Adam Sykes

Founder & CEO

June 6, 2024
3 min read
Automated Events - Amber Alert

The Amber Alert automated event automatically changes a Task’s RAG status. You can set specific triggers so an amber flag alert will be automatically placed on a Task when particular requirements are met.

Adding an Amber Alert Automated Event

  1. Click the Automated Events tab on the status you want to add the Amber Alert automated event to.
  2. Drag and drop theAmber Alertautomated event onto the blank space to the right.

Automated Events tab showing Amber Alert configuration with timing, trigger conditions, and fire event options

Check theBusiness Hours Only? checkbox if you want the Amber Alert event to only happen during business hours.

Determine the time the event will trigger using the Time boxes.

Check the Fire Event based on question answers? box if you want a question(s) to trigger the Amber Alert. Checking this box will then display fields for you to add any questions and specify any answers if you want.

In the Time Type box choose rules about when the Amber Alert will appear:

  • After Status Change/Questions Matched: Based on the amount of time in this status/after questions matched.
  • After Task Created: Based on the date the task was created.
  • After/Before Question: Based on date and date/time questions.

Choose a Date/Datetime Question,if you selectedAfter/Before Questionas theTime Type. Note: this question must have the question typedateordatetimeto appear as a Date/Datetime Questionoption in the dropdown.

If the Amber Alert should only trigger after coming from a specific status, enter this status in the Only Fire After Status box.

Check the Is One Time? checkbox if you do not want the Amber Alert to fire more than once, even if it is placed back into this status again.

Check theShould this event trigger when created as a child task?checkbox if you want this automated event to happen when the workflow is created as a child task.


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Dr. Adam Sykes
Dr. Adam Sykes

Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO of SwiftCase. PhD in Computational Chemistry. 35+ years programming experience.

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