Specifying a time trigger to promote records

A time trigger is useful if you want to promote records for a particular period of time.

You specify a time trigger on the Time Trigger tab of the Rule editor. A time specified on this tab is a date/time value that indicates the time at which the rule may fire and the time after which the rule may not fire. Any matching query that occurs between these two values fires the rule.

For example, you might create a rule called This Weekend Only Sale whose time trigger starts Friday at midnight and expires on Sunday at 6 p.m. Only a start time is required for a time trigger. If you do not specify an expiration time, the rule can be triggered indefinitely.

To specify a time trigger:

In the Rule editor for the rule you want to configure, click the Time Trigger tab.
Select Give This Rule a Time Trigger to enable the Start time options.
From the Start Time drop-down list, select the start time for the time trigger.
(Optional) Select Give This Rule an Expiration Date and from the Expiration Time drop-down list, choose the end time for the time trigger.
Note: If you do not specify an expiration time, the trigger does not expire.
Identify which records to promote by specifying the rule's target.

Synchronizing time zone settings

The start time and expiration time values do not specify time zones. The server clock that runs your Web application identifies the time zone for the start and expiration times. If your application is distributed on multiple severs, you must synchronize the server clocks to ensure the time triggers are coordinated.

Note: Fully implementing this feature requires additional work outside of Developer Studio. Please refer to the Endeca Advanced Development Guide as well as the Endeca Workbench Help system for details.