Summary
Glossary:
Trigger: a set of actions that are performed automatically by StaffSavvy when something happens.
Event: one of the things that happens that can ‘fire’ a trigger. E.g. An event might be a staff member completing a training stage.
Action: something the system needs to do when the event happens. E.g. sending an email
Triggers are extremely flexible ways to automate your workflow including basic changes to staff accounts.
The image above shows the Triggers list; this is where all of your triggers will be shown. This is found under System > Manage Triggers.
You can add a trigger under the Actions menu.
Once you have a trigger, you will see a list as per the image above that gives you access to Edit triggers, edit actions and copy the trigger.
Each trigger can be either On or Off. You can set up triggers as needed and turn them on as needed by using the option shown next to its current status.
Trigger Setup
The Trigger has a title and notes field, which helps you keep track of what each of the triggers are being used for. In the example above, the trigger is automatically changing a staff member’s skills when they successfully completed enough shifts.
The “Triggered when…” drop-down chooses the ‘event’ that will start the trigger running. Depending on the type of event, you will also be shown some additional options. In the example above, the event allows you to set the number of occurrences over a number of days. So it might be 3 successful shifts over 14 days or 10 shifts within 90 days.
The attendance flags allow you to choose which type of shifts you want to include: attended shifts, lateness or non-attendance flags.
On all events, you have the option to exclude levels so that staff on those access levels will not trigger this event.
Our most recent update includes new options for the Triggered When drop-down:
- New event: When an extra shift is taken.
- New event: When an account is X duration old.
- New event: When there have been X occurrences of a type of absence within a set duration.
- New event: When there have been X days of a type of absence within a set duration (FTE days).
- New event: When a staff member clocks out from a shift with incomplete tasks.
Trigger Actions
The actions are what the system should do when the trigger is run.
You can have as many actions as you wish on a trigger. Actions range from adding/removing skills and venues from an employee’s account to sending emails and creating tasks.
Once you have created your trigger, click Edit Actions to view and add your Actions.
When adding an action, you’ll see a similar form to when you completed adding a Trigger. You will be asked what type of action you want to add and then shown options based on that type of action.
Some exciting action options include being able to email all accounts assigned to a specific level using our trigger filters, or our most recent addition to actions is to 'Assign a Check-in form' via actions.
You can sort by skill and triggers, and you can also filter by level. This is really helpful if you are working with freelancers and contracted staff, as they might require different check-in forms or requirements.
Once you have chosen all of your actions, click save. If the trigger is enabled, the changes will be made instantly, and any new events will use the new settings.
All executed actions on a trigger are recorded and will be available for audit purposes in a future update.
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