Enable a custom trigger

After creating a custom trigger and adding it to the CCMS, you must configure it for use.

Before you begin

If you have not already created the trigger, follow the steps in Create a custom trigger to do so.

About this task

Note: In a dedicated SaaS deployment, submit a support ticket to request that IXIA CCMS Customer Support perform this task for you.
Important: Make configuration changes in a test environment and confirm they work before copying them to a production environment.

Procedure

  1. In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
  2. Check out and open the the /system/conf/triggers.xml file to configure a CCMS Desktop trigger or /system/conf/triggerswebplatform.xml to configure a CCMS Web trigger..
  3. Add a new <trigger> element. 
    <trigger apply-to="cms-action" class="trigger-class" name="trigger-name" objtype="type-of-object" schedule="before|after"> 
   <parameters>
      <param name="initial-status" value"initial-status-value">
      <param name="end-status" value"end_status-value">
   </parameters>
</trigger>
  4. Configure the trigger appropriately.

    See detailed information about triggers in Triggers for CCMS Desktop and Triggers for CCMS Web.

  5. Save and check in the file.
  6. Inform users of the changes.
    The changes are automatically applied once users close and then reopen their IXIA CCMS Desktop. Users can also apply the changes without restarting their CCMS Desktop by clicking IXIA CCMS > Synchronize Configuration.