9.3 Events That Trigger a Rule

There are several events that can cause a rule that you create to be activated. In addition, you can limit the items that are affected by a rule. For more information, see Limiting Items Affected by a Rule.

Event

Result

New Item

The rule is triggered when a new item is placed in your GroupWise Mailbox. Clicking Received lets only incoming items trigger the rule. Clicking Sent lets only items you send trigger the rule. Clicking Posted triggers the rule each time you create a posted appointment, reminder note, or task. Clicking Draft lets only items marked as unfinished, or draft, trigger the rule.

Filed Item

The rule is triggered when an item is placed in a specific folder. If you do not specify a folder, the rule is triggered when an item is moved to any folder.

Completed Item

The rule is triggered when a task is marked as completed.

Open Folder

The rule is triggered when you open a specific folder. If you do not specify a folder, the rule is triggered when you open any folder.

Close Folder

The rule is triggered when you close a specific folder. If you do not specify a folder, the rule is triggered when you close any folder.

Startup

The rule is triggered when you start GroupWise.

Exit

The rule is triggered when you exit GroupWise.

User Activated

The rule can only be triggered manually by selecting the rule in the Rules dialog box, then clicking Run. For example, instead of a rule always moving certain items into a folder, you might want the items to accumulate in your Mailbox until you’re ready for them to be moved all at once. To trigger a rule manually, you must first select the items or folders the rule affects in your Mailbox or Calendar view.