The Service event trigger monitors the status of a certain service, stopped or started. A service is a process that runs in the background. List and details about installed services can be retrieved by going to Windows Control Panel -> Administrative Tools and open "Services".
Often, services start when the computer starts. Normally, a service stops when an error has occurred in the process. The service event monitor is based on WMI. This means that you set the polling interval or use the 60 seconds as default.
Service name
To add a service event you must specify a service name and at least one state. Tick the check boxes for the states you want to watch. When a service with a specific name reaches the selected state, the event is triggered.
The following services states exist:
| • | "Stopped" - The service is not running |
| • | "StartPending" - The service is starting |
| • | "StopPending" - The service is stopping |
| • | "Running" - The service is running |
| • | "ContinuePending" - The service continue is pending |
| • | "PausePending" - The service pause is pending |
| • | "Paused" - The service is paused |
Note that all services may not have all states implemented. Mostly, a service is either started or stopped. Started ("Running") and "Stopped" are always implemented for all services.