Automation Reference Guide
List of available triggers, conditions, & actions | Automation examples
In This Article
This guide lists the available Triggers, Conditions, and Actions when creating automations. Learn more about creating automations in our Introduction to Automations with Examples help article.
Check out the Automations section of our help center for more examples of useful automations.
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Triggers
| WHEN… | USE CASE |
|---|---|
| A shipment is processed | The automation is triggered when a label is created. |
| A label's tracking status has changed | The automation is triggered when the label's tracking status changes to the status that you specify. |
| A shipment is voided | The automation is triggered when you void a shipping label. |
| An order's status has changed | The automation is triggered when the status of an order is changed. |
| An order is imported | The automation is triggered when an order is imported into Postsale for the first time. |
| An order is reimported | The automation is triggered when an order that has already been imported into Postsale is imported again. |
| An order note is created | The automation is triggered when a note is added to an order. |
| An order note is updated | The automation is triggered when an existing order note is changed or modified. |
| An order note is deleted | The automation is triggered when an existing order note is deleted. |
Conditions
Table: Automation Available Conditions
Orders
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Number |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Source |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Status |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Requested Shipping |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order ID |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Archived |
|
|
- |
Order Date |
|
The date you select |
- |
Order Import ID |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Created On |
|
The date you select |
|
Order Note |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Note Count |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Total |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Subtotal |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship To/Bill To
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Ship to/Bill to Name |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to Company |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to Street Line 1 |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to Street Line 2 |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to City |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to State |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to Postal Code |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to Country |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to Email |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Ship to/Bill to Phone |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Item Name |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item SKU |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Quantity |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Price |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Total |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Weight |
|
The Value you enter |
Weight Unit
|
Order Item Total Weight |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Country of Origin |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Harmonized Code |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Count of Separate Line Items |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Sum of Line Item Quantities |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Item Sum of Line Item Total Weights |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Order Payment
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Payment Name |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Payment Amount |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Payment Detail |
|
The Name and Value you enter |
Order Charge
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Charge Description |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Charge Amount |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Charge Type |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Store
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Store |
|
The Store you select |
- |
Store Type |
|
The Value you select |
- |
Shipment
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Shipment Carrier |
|
|
- |
Shipment Carrier Account Number |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Carrier ID |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Count |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Domestic |
|
|
- |
Shipment ID |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Package Count |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Processed Cost |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Processed Date |
|
The Date you select |
- |
Apply Shipment Protection |
|
|
- |
Shipment Protection Claim Status |
|
|
- |
Shipment Protection Package Cost |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Protection Provider |
|
|
- |
Shipment Reference |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Return Shipment Type |
|
|
- |
Shipment Service |
|
|
- |
Shipment Ship Date |
|
|
- |
Shipment Status |
|
|
- |
Shipment Voided Date |
|
The Date you select |
- |
Shipment Ship To
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Shipment Ship To Name |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To Company |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To Street Line 1 |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To Street Line 2 |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To City |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To State |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To Postal Code |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To Country |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To Email |
|
The Value you enter |
- |
Shipment Ship To Phone |
|
|
- |
Label
POSTSALE FIELD |
OPERATORS |
VALUE |
OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
Label Tracking Status |
|
Select from the list of available statuses |
Match:
|
Label Tracking Number |
|
The Value you enter |
Match:
|
Return Label |
|
|
Match:
|
| Return Label Tracking Status |
|
Select from the list of available statuses |
Match:
|
| Label Latest Tracking Event Date |
|
The date you enter |
Match:
|
Actions
| PERFORM THESE ACTIONS… | USE CASE |
|---|---|
| Update the order status | When the automation is triggered, update the order's status to the status you specify. |
| Update the order's online status | When the automation is triggered, update the store's online status to the status you specify. |
| Upload the shipment | When the automation is triggered, upload the shipment details to the sales channel. |
| Archive the order | When the automation is triggered, archive the order. |
| Send an email |
When the automation is triggered, send an email using the template you select, with the subject line you enter, to the email address(es) you specify. In addition to manually entering email addresses, there are three tokens you can select from when configuring the action so that the customer's email address is automatically populated:
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