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Sets up an area trigger mechanism for two column_names for one or more tables. (This function is essentially the two-dimensional version of /create/trigger/byrange.) Once the trigger has been activated, any record added to the listed tables(s) via /insert/records with the chosen columns’ values falling within the specified region will trip the trigger. All such records will be queued at the trigger port (by default ‘9001’ but able to be retrieved via /show/system/status) for any listening client to collect. Active triggers can be cancelled by using the /clear/trigger endpoint or by clearing all relevant tables. The output returns the trigger handle as well as indicating success or failure of the trigger activation.

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Input Parameter Description

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string
User-created ID for the trigger. The ID can be alphanumeric, contain symbols, and must contain at least one character.
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array of strings
Names of the tables on which the trigger will be activated and maintained, each in [schema_name.]table_name format, using standard name resolution rules.
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string
Name of a numeric column on which the trigger is activated. Usually ‘x’ for geospatial data points.
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array of doubles
The respective coordinate values for the region on which the trigger is activated. This usually translates to the x-coordinates of a geospatial region.
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string
Name of a second numeric column on which the trigger is activated. Usually ‘y’ for geospatial data points.
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array of doubles
The respective coordinate values for the region on which the trigger is activated. This usually translates to the y-coordinates of a geospatial region. Must be the same length as xvals.
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map of string to strings
Optional parameters.The default value is an empty map ( {} ).

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Output Parameter Description

The Kinetica server embeds the endpoint response inside a standard response structure which contains status information and the actual response to the query. Here is a description of the various fields of the wrapper:
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String
‘OK’ or ‘ERROR’
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String
Empty if success or an error message
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String
‘create_trigger_by_area_response’ or ‘none’ in case of an error
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String
Empty string
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JSON or String
This embedded JSON represents the result of the /create/trigger/byarea endpoint:Empty string in case of an error.