Trigger Application Step

Use the Trigger Application step to trigger a specific application.

Trigger Application Window - General Tab

The following table describes the General Tab properties of the Trigger Application window:

Attributes / Buttons

Description

Application Name

Name of the application to trigger.

Language

Language to trigger the application in.

Tmeout

Maximum time to wait for before application gets triggered.

Synchronous (Yes/No)

Specify whether the application should be executed as part of the same thread (which means the control will return only when the application being triggered has completed).

Asynchronous means the application is triggered in parallel to the current one; control is returned right away once the application is triggered.

Interruptible

Specifies where application execution is interruptible by an external event.

Trigger Application Window - Context Tab

Context parameters are variables or expressions that are stored inside the trigger. These are retrievable in the script that runs for the application using the Get Trigger Info Step and the context parameter tab.