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Practical working label — agree its meaning within your project
An Automation Signal is a lightweight output—often a JSON field, environment variable, or message queue entry—used to convey the result of an automated step. Downstream processes read the signal to decide next actions.
automation signalproduct & technologyautomationsignallightweightoutputoftenjson
When to use automation signal
Emit a signal when subsequent tasks depend on the success of the current automation.
A practical example of automation signal
For example, after a data‑cleaning job finishes, it writes "status":"complete" to a shared config file, which triggers the reporting job.
How it applies to Ideoreto
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Key takeaways
- Inspect the output file or message for the expected status key.
- Verify that the downstream job reads the signal before starting.
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