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Triggers are used to initiate or cancel certain actions for an account, account host, account type or system in a resource assessment system. This page provides details of the different types of triggers available in Resource Assessment systems, along with types of actions that can be initiated.

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ConditionDescription
End of water yearTriggers an action at the end of the water year.
FunctionTriggers an action using a defined function. The format of a function should be as follows: if( A > B,1,0), where “1” indicates the action will occur and “0” means the action will not happen.
Monthly triggerTiggers an action for a particular month. You must specify whether to offset from the start or end of the month, along with the number of days.
Per-timestepTriggers an action per a specified number of time-steps. For example, if a monthly model, triggers an action per month or per several months. You can choose to reset the repeat interval at the start of each water year.
SeasonTriggers an action for a specified season. You must define and start and end dates.
Specified dateTriggers an action on a specified date.
Start of water yearTriggers an action at the start of the water year. You can choose to repeat the action at a specified number of timesteps, and whether to reset the repeat interval at the start of each water year.
Storage levelTrigger based on a specified storage level. You must specify the storage, the level and whether the level is rising or falling.

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Resets the account balance to zero (Figure 12). This trigger is usually set at end of water year to clear up account for this water year and give a fresh new start for the next water year. 

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This is the only trigger type that is available in Continuous Accounting. Write-off triggers are automatically created for each High Security Group account type when a new continuous account system is added. 

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