Startup Trigger

Description

Launches a task when the Automate Desktop task service starts or when a user logs onto the system.

Practical usage

Used to start a task that should run when the system starts.

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Parameters

General

Property	Type	Description
Startup Type	Options	Specifies the type of startup to monitor. The available options are: Task service startup - The task runs when the Automate Desktop task service starts (this normally occurs during computer startup before logon screen appears). Note that only tasks that run in the background can be launched during task service startup. Tasks containing activities that perform desktop interactions (for example, Interactivity - Move mouse to object, Interactivity - Press, Interactivity - Get text, Window - Close,Window - Focus) fails due to no desktop. Any user logon - The task runs when any user logs on. Specific user logon - The task runs when the specified users logs on. Multiple users can be entered by delimiting each entry with a semi-colon (For example, User1;User2;User3.)
User	Text	The username to launch the task upon logon. Multiple users can be entered by delimiting each entry with a semi-colon (For example, User1;User2;User3.)

Behavior

Property	Description
Enable trigger	If selected (default), the trigger is enabled for use.

Additional notes

AMTrigger

When this trigger is activated, it automatically passes the AMTrigger object to the task. AMTrigger is a standard Automate Desktop dataset and can be used much like the datasets created by the Database - SQL query activity and Email action. The fields of AMTrigger can be used within a task to determine specific values, such as whether or not the task is started by a trigger, which trigger started the task, when the trigger is activated and other properties. AMTrigger populates a unique set of field–value pairs for each Automate Desktop trigger. The following table lists the ones specific to this trigger. For more details about a specific AMTrigger field–value pair, click the associated link.

Name	Data Type	Value
AMTrigger.UserName	String	Returns the username that was set to log on in order to initiate the trigger.