System and methods for configuring event-based automation in cloud-based collaboration platforms

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to configure event-based automation in a collaborative cloud-based environment by:
• receiving a selection indicating a request to automate an operation in the collaborative cloud-based environment, wherein the collaborative cloud-based environment includes a plurality of workspaces, and wherein each of the workspaces is accessible to a plurality of collaborators;
• identifying an event definition for an event of a plurality of events related to one or more work items in the collaborative cloud-based environment, each event of the plurality of events comprising a different action on a work item by another user, the event definition comprising a qualifying criteria defining criteria of the one or more work items, and an action performed on the work item when a selected event related to a work item has occurred and a selected qualifying criteria of the work item is satisfied;
• receiving a selection of an event with respect to a work item hosted in a particular workspace of the plurality of workspaces of the collaborative cloud-based environment, wherein the event is related to an activity performed by one or more of the plurality of collaborators with respect to the work item;
• updating the qualifying criteria and the action performed on the work item in the identified event definition, the updated qualifying criteria and the action performed on the work item comprising an updated event definition for the selected event;
• and
• generating an automated job to execute the action performed on the work item in the updated event definition based on an identified event criteria of the received event that matches the qualifying criteria of the updated event definition.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions stored therein which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to configure event-based automation in a collaborative cloud-based environment by:

• receiving a selection indicating a request to automate an operation in the collaborative cloud-based environment, wherein the collaborative cloud-based environment includes a plurality of workspaces, and wherein each of the workspaces is accessible to a plurality of collaborators;
• identifying an event definition for an event of a plurality of events related to one or more work items in the collaborative cloud-based environment, each event of the plurality of events comprising a different action on a work item by another user, the event definition comprising a qualifying criteria defining criteria of the one or more work items, and an action performed on the work item when a selected event related to a work item has occurred and a selected qualifying criteria of the work item is satisfied;
• receiving a selection of an event with respect to a work item hosted in a particular workspace of the plurality of workspaces of the collaborative cloud-based environment, wherein the event is related to an activity performed by one or more of the plurality of collaborators with respect to the work item;
• updating the qualifying criteria and the action performed on the work item in the identified event definition, the updated qualifying criteria and the action performed on the work item comprising an updated event definition for the selected event;
• and
• generating an automated job to execute the action performed on the work item in the updated event definition based on an identified event criteria of the received event that matches the qualifying criteria of the updated event definition.