How this Helps
This feature enables teams to streamline repetitive or manual tasks, reducing time spent on video review and dataset cleanup. It’s particularly valuable for computer vision teams managing large-scale video datasets across multiple environments.
Need help finding the right trigger type for your use case? See About Triggers.
To learn more about how trigger types behave, visit the Trigger Overview. For help with setup, see documentation on each type: on-demand, event-based, or scheduled.
Choose or Change a Trigger Type
If you change a trigger type, all existing trigger-specific settings will be erased and cannot be recovered automatically.
Need help creating a workflow first? Check out Creating a Workflow.
- Navigate to Workflows in the Visual Layer Console. The Workflows dashboard appears.
- Open the desired project and select the workflow you’d like to edit. The workflow opens in the canvas view.
- Hover over the current trigger and open the options menu (three dots). A dropdown appears, similar to the following image:
- Click Change Trigger Type. A selection panel opens, allowing you to choose a new type.
- Choose from the following supported trigger types:
| Trigger Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand triggers | Manually initiated via CLI, Slack, or the Visual Layer portal. | |
| Event-based triggers | Automatically triggered by system events, such as a dataset upload or webhook. | |
| Scheduled triggers | Run workflows at pre-defined intervals, e.g., hourly or weekly. |
- Click Apply. The selected trigger is now active, and the workflow is updated accordingly.