---
title: "Managing Triggers"
slug: "managing-triggers"
tags: ["5.5", "DataEngine"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/managing-triggers"
---

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# Managing Triggers

## Viewing Triggers

1. From the left navigation menu, select Manage Elements (![ManageElementsMenuIcon.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-b3d2ad07e044da6d7a37d19d29da0a16(13).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A06%3A06Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A06%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LRA%2FIKPIzpc38gISDUlhvZKI2FEi7zTHxR52IBAY3ZY%3D)) and then Triggers.

The following properties are displayed for each trigger:

| Name | The name of the trigger. |
| --- | --- |
| GUID | A globally unique ID for the trigger. |
| Type | The type of trigger: - Element. A trigger that watches for events related to elements in a source view. - Schedule. A trigger that produces events on a schedule. |
| Status | The status of the trigger. |
| Source Type | The type of elements that register events for the trigger: - S3. S3 objects. - NFS. NFSv4 files. |
| Source View | For an element trigger, this is the view that the trigger watches for events. |
| Created At | The date and time on which the trigger was created. |
| Tags | Metadata tags that were added to the trigger. |
2. To see more properties of a given trigger, select the trigger and click Inspect.

## Modifying a Trigger

1. From the left navigation menu, select Manage Elements (![ManageElementsMenuIcon.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-b3d2ad07e044da6d7a37d19d29da0a16(13).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A06%3A06Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A06%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LRA%2FIKPIzpc38gISDUlhvZKI2FEi7zTHxR52IBAY3ZY%3D)) and then Triggers.
2. Right-click the trigger and select Edit.
3. Make changes and click Update Trigger.

## Deleting a Trigger

1. From the left navigation menu, select Manage Elements (![ManageElementsMenuIcon.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-b3d2ad07e044da6d7a37d19d29da0a16(13).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A06%3A06Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A06%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=LRA%2FIKPIzpc38gISDUlhvZKI2FEi7zTHxR52IBAY3ZY%3D)) and then Triggers.
2. Right-click the trigger and select Delete and then confirm the deletion.