About Time Triggers
Section titled “About Time Triggers”In UniCMMS, Time triggers (sometimes called calendar or scheduled triggers) automate actions based on clock and calendar rules—not on meter readings or how long an asset has run.
They are ideal when work must happen on specific days, at specific times, or on a repeating pattern (for example every Monday at 08:00, or the first day of each month), regardless of equipment usage.
Example: You create a time trigger for “every Monday at 08:00.” You can attach that single trigger to multiple automation activities across your sites so they all run at the same moment.
Time triggers are managed from Maintenance → Triggers (under Time triggers). They complement Meter triggers, which react when a recorded reading crosses a threshold. For an overview of both types, see About Triggers.
When to use time triggers
Section titled “When to use time triggers”Use a time trigger when the right moment to run something is defined by the calendar or the clock, for example:
- Recurring inspections or rounds on fixed weekdays or monthly dates
- Report or batch-style events at the same time each period
- Seasonal or contractual deadlines tied to dates rather than usage
If the event should fire when usage or consumption crosses a value, use a meter trigger instead.
What you configure
Section titled “What you configure”Typical time-trigger settings include:
- Recurrence — e.g. weekly on chosen days, or monthly on a chosen day
- Time of day — when the trigger should run for each occurrence
- Optional start and end dates — limit how long the schedule is active
- Next run — the system derives the next execution from these rules
Exact fields and steps are covered in How to Create a Time Trigger and related how-tos in this section.
Permissions
Section titled “Permissions”Creating and changing time triggers requires the appropriate permissions (for example Add, Edit, and Delete time trigger), in addition to View time triggers to see them in the product.
Related topics
Section titled “Related topics”- About Triggers — triggers module overview
- How to Create a Time Trigger
- About Meter Triggers