To perform tasks within a chain, such as to enable approvals or ensure valid inputs, you can add a chain event:
- Set dynamic chain variables
- Set conditional logic
- Enable an approval workflow
- Upload files
- Force a result condition
- Pause a chain
- Run a chain within another chain
- Set result text to the output of a chain or its command or group
You can also add trigger events to prompt for inputs when a chain starts or automatically run a chain based on activity in a connected solution:
- Prompt for inputs when a chain runs
- Run a chain based on a BlackLine Journal Service event
- Run a chain based on activity in a file directory
- Run a chain based on an HTTP
POST
request
Add a chain event
- In the chain, click Chain Events
- Drag a link to the event from its preceding node.
- Select the node, and click Edit .
- Set up the event:
Add a trigger event
Note: A chain can have only one trigger event.
- In the chain, click Trigger Event
- Select the node, and click Edit .
- Set up the trigger event:
Edit an event
To update an event's setup, select its node in the chain, and click its Edit
.Delete an event
To remove an event from a chain, select is node, and click its Delete
.