Create an automated Trimble Connect synchronization event

Tekla PowerFab
Modified: 11 Mar 2025
2025
Tekla PowerFab

Create an automated Trimble Connect synchronization event

Note: Automated events are run by the Tekla PowerFab Remote Server service. The Trimble Identity logged in to the Tekla PowerFab Remote Server service must be included as a admin team member in the Trimble Connect project.
  1. Go to Maintenance > Automated Events.

    The Automated Events dialog opens.

  2. Click New Event.

    The Automated Event Details dialog opens.

  3. Type a title and a description for the event.
  4. In the Event Type list, select Publish to Trimble Connect.
  5. To send an email if publishing the information to Trimble Connect fails:
    1. Click Failure Notifications.
    2. If you have not yet defined the outgoing email settings, do so on the Outgoing SMTP Server tab.
    3. On the Failure Notifications tab, type the email addresses to which you want to send a message if the automated database optimization fails.
      Note: You need to type each email address on a separate line.
    4. Click Save.
  6. Click Event Properties.

    The Automated Event Details dialog opens.

  7. Click Event Properties.
    The Publish Status to Trimble Connect dialog opens.
  8. Select which actions happen when the automated event is run:
    • Publish to Organizer: Publish jobs to Trimble Connect Organizer.
    • Publish to Status Sharing: Publish jobs to Trimble Connect Status Share.
    • Sync BCF Topics: Sync BCF Topics from Trimble Connect to Tekla PowerFab. See BCF Topics.
    • Push Projects: Publish project management jobs to the selected applications.

      You can select which jobs should be published by clicking Set Filter.

    • Push Estimates: Publish estimating jobs to the selected applications.

      You can select which jobs should be published by clicking Set Filter.

    • Push Production Control Jobs: Publish production control jobs to the selected applications.

      You can select which jobs should be published by clicking Set Filter.

  9. Click Save to save the actions to be published and the applied filters.
  10. To allow Tekla PowerFab to perform the event automatically, ensure that the Event Enabled checkbox is selected.
  11. Click Save to create the automated event.
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