An ADO Trigger task is a non-interactive workflow task. It's designed to initiate Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO), requesting it to either extract data from the Financial Consolidation client tables or transfer data into Anaplan Planning..

This task can be part of a larger FCR workflow that includes several different tasks and calculations. It can be used to trigger Anaplan Data Orchestrator to pull the final results from FCR.

Note: The same result can be achieved either by invoking Sync Data in Data Orchestrator or by using an Anaplan Planning workflow. In this scenario, the call is initiated from Financial Consolidation and Reporting.

Configuration pane parameters

The key parameters include:

ParameterDescription
NameEnter the name that appears on the task.
SourceSelect the Anaplan Data Source created earlier.
Type

Select the type of trigger:

  • Link: To push data to Anaplan.
  • Source Extract: To pull data from FCR client tables.
Action

Select an action type:​

  • If the type is Link, then the Action dropdown contains a list of valid links to select from.​
  • If the type is Source Extract, then the Action dropdown contains a list of valid Datasets to select from.​
Advance RuleSpecify how to advance to the task. The default is All predecessors have completed. 

Configure a ADO Trigger task

To configure the ADO Trigger task:

  1. Find the ADO Trigger task in the Application section of the Workflow toolbox.
    Drag the ADO Trigger task onto the Workflow Editor canvas to add it.
  2. Select the ADO Trigger task and select the Edit icon to edit the parameters in the Task Configuration pane. 
  3. Fill in the required parameters. 
  4. Select OK to apply changes in the Task Configuration pane. 
  5. Select Save to save the workflow.
  6. Select Play in the Workflow Editor toolbar to start the workflow.