Practice English vocabulary for low-code automation triggers: record creation triggers, scheduled triggers, manual triggers, webhook triggers, and trigger conditions.
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What does 'the flow triggers when a new record is created' mean?
Record creation triggers are one of the most common automation triggers. In platforms like Power Automate, Zapier, or Make, you select the data source and 'when a new record is created' as the trigger — the flow then executes its actions for that new record.
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What is a 'scheduled trigger that runs daily at 9 AM'?
Scheduled triggers (recurrence triggers in Power Automate, 'schedule' in Zapier) run at defined intervals regardless of data changes. Common uses: daily report generation, nightly data syncs, weekly reminder emails, or monthly billing runs.
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What is a 'manual trigger invoked by the user'?
Manual triggers give users on-demand control over automations. Power Automate's 'Manually trigger a flow' and 'For a selected record' triggers allow users to run an automation against a specific record with a button click — useful for approvals, generating reports for specific data.
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What is a 'webhook trigger that fires when the external event occurs'?
Webhook triggers enable real-time, event-driven automation. Instead of the platform checking an external service periodically, the external service pushes the notification when the event happens. This reduces latency (instant vs. polling interval) and API call volume.
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What do 'trigger conditions' do in a low-code automation?
Trigger conditions filter trigger events before the flow body executes. Without conditions, a 'record updated' trigger fires for every update. Adding a condition like 'Status changes to Approved' prevents unnecessary executions, reducing costs and improving clarity.