Once you have created your Triggers, it’s time to determine where the lookup is used.
Go to any of your Methods which requires the data that you mapped for your trigger a MergeField parameter. If we follow the example from the previous lesson, this would be the “Contact ID”.
Once you’ve selected the correct Method, navigate to the Parameter’s tab. Click the pen icon next to the appropriate MergeField under Triggers. You should now see a drop down list of the triggers that you have created.
Select your trigger. Your selection should look something like this:
Remember to save your progress from the Save button in the Settings tab!
You can then reinstall your test connector to test that your triggers are working.
Testing Triggers
Go to a new cycle, and drag in the method with the new trigger into the cycle.
Go to step setup. Click source next to the MergeField that has the Trigger. Click the ‘Lookup’ tab, this will run your trigger.
You may then select an item from the list of available data your trigger has returned. You should see in the list both the identifier key and the human recognizable key (in our example, the last name and Contact ID).
Your step-setup should look something like this:
