Event Generation

The File Tail origin can generate events that you can use in an event stream. When you enable event generation, the origin generates event records each time the origin starts or completes reading a file.

File Tail events can be used in any logical way. For example:

With the Email executor to send a custom email after receiving an event.
For an example, see Sending Email During Pipeline Processing.

With a destination to store event information.
For an example, see Preserving an Audit Trail of Events.

In Data Collector Edge pipelines, you can only pass events to destinations for storage. Since Data Collector Edge pipelines do not support executor stages, you cannot use events to trigger tasks.

For more information about dataflow triggers and the event framework, see Dataflow Triggers Overview.