Trigger reference
The twelve triggers OurOpero ships, grouped the way the picker groups them.
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See the 12 triggers available in OurOpero, grouped the same way they appear in the trigger picker.
All Twelve Triggers "Anything" on the Status and Column Triggers
The trigger is the first token in an automation sentence and the only required part. Select "When this happens" to open the trigger picker, which contains 12 triggers across three groups: Most used, Column change, and Scheduled.
An automation can have exactly one trigger. Selecting a different trigger replaces the current one, and any tokens configured for the previous trigger are removed.
All Twelve Triggers#
| Trigger | Group | What It Needs |
|---|---|---|
| When status changes to something | Most used | A status column and the labels to watch for. Leave the labels empty and the token shows "Anything", causing the automation to run whenever the selected column changes. |
| When column changes | Most used | A column. Choose "Anything" to run the automation when any column on the board changes. |
| When item created | Most used | Nothing. Runs whenever a new item is created. |
| When update created | Most used | Nothing. Runs whenever someone posts an update on an item. |
| Every time period | Most used | A schedule: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly, along with a time and timezone. See "Scheduling Automations". |
| When date arrives | Most used | A date or date-and-time column and a Date setup. The automation can run on the date itself or a specified number of days, weeks, months, or years before or after it. |
| When item name changes | Column change | Nothing. Runs when anyone renames an item. |
| When item moves to group | Column change | The group to watch. |
| When person is assigned | Column change | A Person or Multi Person column. |
| When email changes | Column change | An Email column, or "Anything" to watch every Email column on the board. |
| When button is clicked | Column change | A Button column. The automation runs when someone presses that button in a row. |
| When subitem date arrives | Scheduled | A date column on the board's subitems and the same Date setup available for "When date arrives". |
"Anything" on the Status and Column Triggers
"When status changes to something" and "When column changes" both support "Anything" instead of a specific value.
"Anything" means the automation runs whenever there is a change, rather than only when a selected status label or column changes.