Create Jobs

How to Create Jobs to Enable Automation in Risk Cloud

Jobs

Jobs in Risk Cloud allow users to create automated actions such as sending email notifications when a record is moved or starting a Workflow based on specified Triggers. 

Table of Contents:

1. Create a Job
2. Select a Trigger for the Job
3. Choose an Operation or Condition for Your Job
4. Message Operation Options 
   • Select Recipients
   • Send In-App Notification
   • Send Email Notifications
   • Slack Notifications
5. Saving Operations
6. Publish the Job

Create a Job

You can create a Job in three ways:

1) By navigating to Build > Jobs using the menu and clicking on + New Job.

2) By clicking the gear icon in the Workflow Canvas of the Application, clicking on Jobs, and clicking  + New Job.

3) By right-clicking on a Step or Path and clicking on Add Job to Step or Add 'Moved' Job to Path. 

Select a Trigger for the Job

The first step in configuring a Job is selecting the Trigger for the action you would like to take place.

There are five kinds of Triggers:

1. Record Moved: This will trigger a Job every time a Record is moved from one Step to another. You can either specify the Source and Destination Steps of the Record or you can select the "Any Step" option. 

2. Record Reassigned: This will trigger a Job when an item is assigned or reassigned to a user in the specified Step.

3. Record Created: This will trigger a Job every time a Record is created in a Step.

4. Record Due: This will trigger a Job over a specified time period before or after a due date.

5. Fixed Schedule: This will trigger a Job on a regular time interval.

The most common Trigger types are "Record Due" and "Record Moved."

The image below shows the details that a user must specify if the "Record Moved" Trigger is chosen for the Job. 

Once you have selected a Trigger, you must select the appropriate Workflow for the Job.

• Note: Once you have selected a Workflow for a Job and published that Job you will not be able to change the Workflow the Job is related to.

Choose an Operation or Condition for Your Job

Once you have confirmed your Trigger, the appropriate Workflow, and the Steps where the Job is activated, you must select an Operation for the Job. Conditional Jobs can also be created which will cause the Trigger to execute only when specific Field conditions are met.

Message Operation Options 

Select a Message Operation if you would like a notification to be sent when your Job is triggered. A Job can be created to send email notifications, in-app notifications, and Slack notifications. 

Creating Automated Messages

Click "Add an Operation," and select the type of message you would like to be sent. 

Select Recipients

Recipients are the people or groups of people who will receive the notification. Note that Recipients are specified in the same way for each of the Message Operation types.

You can select recipients by specifying appropriate:

• Specific Users: Specific users that exist in Risk Cloud can be selected to receive the notification.

• Users with a Role:  Any Role or Roles can be selected to receive the notification.

• Users in User Fields: The recipients for a message can be chosen based on User Fields associated with the Workflow selected in the "Trigger" tab, or from any Workflow that is directly linked to that Workflow (for example, if a Job is being triggered in the Assessments Workflow, you can choose to send a message to a User Field from the Assessments Workflow or a User Field from the Risks and Mitigations Workflows which are mapped to it). The User Field selected can be a Custom Field or a System Field: 

  • Custom Fields: User Fields can be selected from Fields that have been created in the specific Workflow you selected for the Job. For example, if a Job is being triggered when a risk assessment has been assigned, the User Field "Assessment Owner" can be chosen as the recipient. The image below shows how Custom Fields can be selected and where the appropriate Workflow is specified. 

• • System Fields: System Fields such as "Current Assignee" or "Creator" can be chosen as recipients as well. If "Current Assignee" is selected, the user who is assigned the Record in a particular Step is sent the message. For example, if a "Moved" Job is set up for when a Record moves from Assign Assessment to the Assessment In-Progress Step, the user assigned the Record is notified. If "Creator" is selected, the user who created the Record in the Workflow is notified.

• All users who have edited this record: Selecting this option will notify any user who worked previously on the record.

• All users who can access this record via user groups: Selecting this option will notify any user who is associated with the User Groups that can access the record.

Send In-App Notification

If you select "Send In-app Notification" as your Operation, you can customize the text of the In-App notification a user receives. 

Send Email Notifications

With Emails, you can create Contextual Notifications by adding Field Variables to the Email Subject line or Email Content. The Field Variables will automatically populate with the Field values specific to the Record triggering the Job and you can embed these values within your message for a custom message. 

To create custom messages, click Add Field Variable, choose the Workflow that the desired Field comes from and then select the Field. You also have the ability to insert Fields from Linked Workflows. If you choose a Field from a Linked Workflow, you will need to select whether you would like to populate the Job message with the most recent Field value from all the Records in the Linked Workflow or the oldest Field value from all the Records in the Linked Workflow.

Note: You will not see the Add Field Variable button on the message setup for "Fixed Schedule" because you cannot add Field variables for that Trigger.

The image below shows the configuration of a customized email. 

Slack Notifications

If you have Slack Integration enabled, you will also be able to select the "Send Slack Message" Operation to trigger a Slack message. You have the ability to create contextual Slack notifications as well by adding Field Variables to the Slack message Field.

Saving Operations

Once you have finished creating your Operation, click Save Operation at the bottom of the page. This will link the Operation to the Trigger you created on the left-hand side. If you are finished, name your Job and click Publish Job.

If you would like any additional action to occur within Risk Cloud once the Trigger is met, you can add another Operation or condition. Both options are highlighted below.

For more information on how to leverage other Operation types, refer to Job Automations for Advanced Automations.

Publish the Job

When you have finished configuring the Job, click Publish Job at bottom of the page.