Trigger loop package

The Trigger loop package enables you to run a series of actions when a trigger event occurs. You can insert multiple trigger loops within a bot or nest one trigger loop within another trigger loop.

Actions in the Trigger loop package

Action Description
Trigger loop Opens the loop to run a series of actions when a trigger event occurs.
Note: Events within the Trigger loop follow a sequential order and any parallel events that occur during this time are queued.
Handle Specifies the trigger event and runs the actions that are inside the container when that event occurs.

Drag the Handle action into the Trigger loop (in Flow view) or below the Trigger loop (in List view).

Break Terminates the trigger loop for bot to continue with other actions in the trigger event. If there is no Break action after a trigger loop handle, the bot will go back to the start of the trigger loop and wait for the next configured action. So ensure you add the Break action to exit the trigger loop and move on to next action or else the bot will run indefinitely. For example, the Break action in a bot can be used when the user must close or cancel a form.

Drag the Break action into the trigger handle container.

Triggers in the Handle action

Triggers Description Options
Email Trigger Triggers that starts the bot when an email is sent or received. Using Email Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
File Trigger Triggers on a file event. Using File Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
Folder Trigger Triggers on a folder event. Using Folder Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
Hot key Trigger

Triggers on a key press event.

Using Hot key Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
Form Trigger Trigger on form element events.
Using interactive forms
Note: If an active form is terminated using the Close button from the task bar, it will not terminate the associated bot containing Trigger loop and Interactive forms packages.
Using Form Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
Object Trigger Trigger for the bot to start when the Select main event takes place on the trigger interface element. (Users click a button)
Note: Interface triggers for objects are available only for native Windows applications.
Using Object Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
Microsoft 365 Outlook Email Trigger Trigger that starts the bot when an email is received by connecting to the Microsoft 365 Outlook server with OAuth2 authentication. Using Microsoft 365 Outlook trigger in Trigger loop: Handle
Process Trigger Trigger that starts the bot on a process event. Use Process Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
Service Trigger Trigger that starts the bot when service start, stop, pause, and resume. Using Service Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
ServiceNow New Record Trigger New record trigger for ServiceNow . Using ServiceNow New Record Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
ServiceNow Updated Record Trigger Update record trigger for ServiceNow . Using ServiceNow Updated Record Trigger in Trigger loop Handle
Window Trigger Trigger that starts the bot based on window actions. Using Window Trigger in Trigger loop Handle