Hey Community! Can anyone help me to create a custom event?

M.Lambert · May 9

I need to set up an automation between different spaces. TIA

Henry Simms · May 15

The solution I have for this involves a few different steps. I'm assuming that the dataset is being refreshed ad-hoc (eg from a file source), rather than being refreshed automatically (eg from a database).

To begin, I have

A Dataset in Space1 (MySourceData)
A View in Space1, which shares this data into Space2
A published workflow in Space2 (Execute when MySourceData refreshes) which should run on dataset refresh

1. Set up a Custom Event in Space1 that will be shared to Space2

Create a Custom Event and share it to Space2. This is what will trigger the workflow in Space2.

2. Create a workflow in Space1 to trigger the custom event

Create a very simple workflow that will trigger the custom event (using the Fire Event step) and publish it:

3. Create an Automation in Space 1 to trigger when the Dataset is refreshed

This Automation will cause the workflow we created in step 2 (Fire Event When MySourceData is refreshed, in Space1) to be executed.

4. Include the Space1 Custom Event in Space2

Navigate to Space2. Bring in the custom event that you created in step 1 (from Space1, using the "Include from another Space" option).

5. Create an Automation in Space2 to trigger when the Space1 Custom Event occurs

The Automation in Space2 will be triggered when the Space1 event is fired, and will cause the Space2 workflow (which you'd created earlier) to be executed

Result

The outcome of all this work should be that, when you refresh the MySourceData dataset, two workflows will execute:

The Fire Event When MySourceData is refreshed workflow in Space1, triggered by the dataset refresh.
The Execte when MySourceData refreshes workflow in Space2, triggered by the Space1 Custom Event.

Ivan Ng · May 10

Hi M.Lambert,

There is not much details to work on (maybe you can share more on what you're trying to achieve?) but the short answer is while automations are bound by space, you can actually create custom events and share it across other spaces. With that you will be able to trigger your automation in a different space when the custom event is fired. This works from Aperture Data Studio v2.8.7 onwards. Please refer to the release notes here for more details. Do let me know if this helps or if you have further questions. Thanks.

M.Lambert · May 10

Hi Ivan, thanks for your help. I tried to create the custom event but I feel like I need to understand a bit more, for example: We divided the whole process that the data goes through into 3 spaces, so the output of one space gets saved as a view and shared with other space so how is this going to work? Does the custom event get the output from the other space and trigger the next workflow?

Henry Simms · May 10

It sounds like this is the problem you're trying to solve:

You have a Dataset in Space1
That Dataset is shared via a View to Space2
The View is then used in a Workflow in Space 2
When the Dataset is refreshed in Space1, you want it to trigger the Workflow in Space2 to execute

Is that correct?

M.Lambert · May 13

Hey Henry, spot on that's exactly what I need. How I make this flow work without saving a view and sharing between spaces?

M.Lambert · May 17

Ok Henry, that make sense. I will try that now and will let you know. Thanks a lot

M.Lambert · May 21

Hi there, I just wanted to leave a comment here as I was trying to put the custom event in the beginning of the workflow but now realise is in the end. This is saying to the next workflow that the data has been refreshed, so the automation triggers for that workflow. Thanks a lot for your help Henry it all seems to be working now!