# Automations

An automation is a specific flow that, given a specific rule will, if valid, execute a set of pre-defined actions. At this moment, automations get assessed for each new ingested trace and check.

You can view all your existing automations by clicking on `Automations` in the sidebar.

| Automation Attribute | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**             | A name for the automation to easily identify it later.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Enabled**          | Whether the automation is currently enabled. If disabled, the automation will not be evaluated and will never trigger. This is useful for drafts.                                                                                                   |
| **Sampling Rate**    | How often the automation should be evaluated, between 0 and 1. A value of 1 means every time, 0.5 half the time, and 0 never.                                                                                                                       |
| **Rule**             | Each automation has a set of rules that determine when it should trigger. The rules are evaluated against the incoming data.                                                                                                                        |
| **Actions**          | <p>The actions to perform when the automation triggers. You must ensure your actions work with the resource type detected from the rule (<code>trace</code>).<br><br>The currently available actions are:<br>- Send Webhook<br>- Run Evaluation</p> |

{% hint style="warning" %}
**An automation can only target one resource type (i.e., trace, check).** Therefore, an automation rule such as `trace.name == "some-name" && check.outcome == "pass"` will always be skipped. If you need to run the same set of actions for both resources, create two distinct automations.
{% endhint %}

### Create/Edit an automation

To create an automation:

1. Go to `Automations`
2. Click on `+ New`

To edit an automation:

1. Go to `Automations`
2. Click `Edit` for the automation you want to change

### Delete an automation

1. Go to `Automations`
2. Click `Edit` for the automation you want to change
3. Click the `Delete automation` button