Triggering Event
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A Triggering Event is an activation event that initiates a defined response, subsequent process, or state change within a system or framework.
- AKA: Trigger, Initiating Event, Action Catalyst, Process Trigger.
- Context:
- It can activate Response Mechanisms requiring predefined actions from system components.
- It can initiate Notification Workflows alerting stakeholders about significant occurrences.
- It can launch Review Processes evaluating performance metrics or system states.
- It can signal State Transitions moving systems from one operational state to another.
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- It can range from being a Simple Triggering Event to being a Complex Triggering Event, depending on its condition complexity.
- It can range from being a Scheduled Triggering Event to being an Unscheduled Triggering Event, depending on its predictability.
- It can range from being a Manual Triggering Event to being an Automated Triggering Event, depending on its detection mechanism.
- It can range from being a Singular Triggering Event to being a Compound Triggering Event, depending on its event composition.
- It can range from being a Low-Impact Triggering Event to being a High-Impact Triggering Event, depending on its consequence severity.
- It can range from being a Domain-Specific Triggering Event to being a Cross-Domain Triggering Event, depending on its application scope.
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- It can establish Deadlines for responsive actions within operational frameworks.
- It can interact with Measurement Systems to evaluate threshold crossings or anomalous conditions.
- It can be documented in Event Logs to create process evidence and support audit trails.
- It can function as a boundary marker between different process phases or system states.
- It can facilitate process orchestration by synchronizing interdependent activitys.
- It can serve as a decision point within conditional workflows or branching processes.
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- Examples:
- Domain-Specific Triggering Events, such as:
- Commitment-Conditioned Triggering Events activating contractual obligations between agreement parties, such as:
- Biological Triggering Events initiating biological processes, such as:
- Digital System Triggering Events activating digital system processes, such as:
- Digital System User Input Triggering Events responding to user interactions.
- Digital System Timer Triggering Events executing at predetermined time.
- Digital System Data Threshold Triggering Events activating when measurement values exceed defined limits.
- Workflow-Related Triggering Events, such as:
- Triggering Event Classifications by event origin:
- External Triggering Events originating from outside the system boundary.
- Internal Triggering Events generated within the system boundary.
- User-Initiated Triggering Events resulting from deliberate user actions.
- System-Generated Triggering Events produced autonomously by system functions.
- Environmental Triggering Events caused by environmental condition changes.
- Triggering Event Implementations, such as:
- Message-Based Triggering Events using event message transmission.
- Time-Based Triggering Events utilizing scheduled execution.
- State-Based Triggering Events monitoring state conditions.
- Threshold-Based Triggering Events detecting threshold crossings.
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- Domain-Specific Triggering Events, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Passive Observation, which records system states without initiating response actions.
- Background Process, which operates continuously rather than being triggered by specific events.
- General Condition, which represents an ongoing system state rather than a distinct moment of change.
- Information Query, which retrieves data without causing system state changes or process initiation.
- Descriptive Metric, which measures system characteristics without triggering responsive actions.
- Act Outcome, which results from a completed process rather than initiating a new one.
- See: Event, Process Initiation, Response System, Conditional Logic, Activation Mechanism, Event-Driven Architecture, Causal Chain, Commitment-Conditioned Triggering Event, Digital System Triggering Event, Condition-Triggered Obligation Provision.