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Triggers are an automated way to create and run a release. A trigger is a kind of XL Release plugin that is executed periodically and can create and run a release from a template.

Important: A trigger will not trigger a release during its first run; it will wait until the next iteration.

To see the triggers on a template, select Triggers from the Show menu in the release flow editor. To configure a trigger:

Under Settings, select Allow concurrent triggered releases to allow releases that are started by the trigger’s template to run concurrently instead of sequentially.

For example, if this option is not selected and a trigger’s template detects that multiple releases are set to run at the same time, XL Release will only run one triggered release at a time.
Select a trigger type from the list under Triggers list.
You can now configure the trigger settings. For example, for a Git: Poll trigger:
In the Title box, enter a name that identifies the trigger.
In the Release Title box, enter a name for releases that will be created by this trigger. This field can contain variables.
Select a polling interval from the Poll type list. This can be a repeatable interval in seconds (for example, every 10 seconds) or a cron expression.

For important information about using cron expressions, refer to Time zone for cron jobs.
In the Poll interval box, enter the number of seconds between each execution of the trigger or cron expression.
To make the trigger active, select Enabled.
Configure the remaining properties, which are specific to the trigger type.
Next to Tags, optionally add tags that will be added to releases created by the trigger. This field can contain variables.
Under Template Variables, define values to use for template variables in releases created by the trigger.

By default, all template variables with the same name as a trigger variable are automatically bound. For example, a template variable named commitId will have the value ${commitId}, which will be replaced by the corresponding value of the trigger variable. You can also specify static values or other variables.
Click Save to save the configuration and return to the triggers page.

Note: All releases created by a trigger are tagged with the ID of the trigger. You can find all releases created by a trigger by clicking Releases linked to this trigger.