(Example) Start a Process with Scheduled Event Service

This section gives procedures to create a scheduled event service to start a process based on your specified schedule.

Create a Scheduled Event

This step shows how to create a scheduled event.

How to Start

  1. In the Manage Center, click System System icon > Events Service.

    Open Event Service screen
  2. On the Events Service screen, click Add Event Service Add Event Service icon

Procedure

  1. On the Select the type of Event service to be created screen, select Scheduled Service.

    Add New Event Service Scheduled Service screen
  2. Click Next.
  3. On the Add New Event Service screen, in the Event Title field, enter Scheduled Event.

    Scheduled Service Event Title field
  4. In the Process Model list, select Sales Invoice.

    The Sales Invoice is the process model you added to the process builder from AgilePoint NX App Store.


    Scheduled Service Process Model field
  5. In the Process Instance Prefix field, enter hireprocess.

    Scheduled Service Process Instance Prefix field
  6. Click Next.
  7. On the Scheduled Service screen, In the On the day of the event, it will occur section, select Once At and set the time 1:00 AM.

    The event occurs at 1:00 AM.


    Add New Event Service Recurrence Patteren screen
  8. Select Enable scheduled event.

    Add New Event Service Enable Scheduled Event screen
  9. Click Finish.

See the Process Started at Your Scheduled Time

This step shows how to see the process started at your scheduled time.

How to Start

  1. Click Manage.

    Click Manage
  2. In the Manage Center, click Runtime Management > Processes.

    Click Runtime Management Processes

Procedure

  1. On the Process screen, you can see your process is running.

    Running Process screen Scheduled Event Service

How to Get the App

This example is based on the Sales Invoice app from the AgilePoint NX App Store. Use this procedure to get the app.

Prerequisites

Good to Know

  • This procedure is optional. It is provided so you can test the example with an out-of-the-box app.
  • This is part of the Background and Setup procedures, but many users preferred this step to appear after the example, not before it.

Procedure

  1. Click App Store App Store icon.

    App Store
  2. In the CATEGORY section, click Sales.

    App Store screen
  3. Click the Sales Invoice app.

    Sales Invoice screen
  4. On the Sales Invoice screen, click Add.

    Sales Invoice screen
  5. On the Trust App screen, click Trust it.
  6. Click Return to site.