At a technical level, Pulse AI is ControlUp’s intelligence layer. It continuously correlates telemetry across endpoints, sessions, applications, networks, identity, and tickets, understands context, and drives action. Not “AI as a chatbot,” and not dashboards with a different coat of paint—but an agentic service designed to reduce the manual correlation work IT teams are forced to do today.
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Triggers Related Training & Support Archives
Triggers training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Assigning Multiple Triggers for a Script in ControlUp
A question was asked about assigning multiple triggers to one script. The solution was found to use Workflows or admin can directly do it in Devices.
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Setting Up a File-Triggered Maintenance Mode in ControlUp
A question was asked about creating a trigger that would monitor a file on a server and put the server into maintenance mode if it does not exist. The response suggested using a scheduled trigger with a PowerShell script to check the file's presence. The suggested script can be found at \\SERVERNAME\Core\ControlUpFileShareTest.txt and can be run with the command "powershell.exe -file c:\tech\scripts\find_files.ps1."
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Monitoring with a Weird Service Name in ControlUp
A user asked for advice on using a weird service name for monitoring. The team suggested trying it without parentheses and creating a user voice item for this feature. It was also suggested to try using the service name instead. Wild cards can be used for partial matching in triggers.
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Managing Duplicate Device Entries in ControlUp
ControlUp users discuss options for cleaning up duplicate device entries, which occur frequently during customer device migrations. Suggestions include adjusting cleanup rules, using a PowerShell script to automate deletion of duplicates, and deploying the agent with the property REGISTERWITHNAME=1. A helpful user has shared their script to automate the cleanup process.
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How to Run System-Based and User-Based Scripts in ControlUp
A discussion about running a script in the user context of the currently logged on user, but triggered by a system event. Suggestions were made to use system-based and user-based scripts, with an example of setting and clearing tags using registry values. The issue of user/administrative permissions was discussed.
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Understanding Event ID 61003 in ControlUp
A user asked for more documentation on the Event ID 61003, which indicates an unfrozen application. They also inquired about the conditions that trigger this event, comparing it to a mechanism used by Microsoft. Some additional information is provided by another user.
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Setting up Triggers in the ControlUp DEX Alerts Tab
A user asked for clarification on how to set up triggers in the ControlUp DEX Alerts tab. They had previously set up triggers that resulted in emails and incidents in the Incidents tab, but nothing appeared in the DEX events. Another user suggested verifying that the incidents show up in the old UI before contacting support for further assistance. The required version for the ControlUp Monitor responsible for collecting this data is 9.1.5.313 or above.
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Troubleshooting Trigger Generation after ControlUp Console Upgrade
After upgrading the console to version 9.1.5.406, triggers were not generating as expected. Monitors and agents were also updated, but the issue persisted. A user suggests that the issue may be related to the different timezones on the monitors. They recommend opening a ticket if the problem persists.
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Troubleshooting Drive Exclusions in ControlUp
A user was troubleshooting their trigger settings for excluding a drive. Different variations of entering the drive name were tried with no success. Another user suggested using a powershell script for testing.
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