How to Add a Schedule Trigger
Overview
If you want to automate a Workflow to run at a specific time on a repeated schedule, you'll want to add a Schedule Trigger. These require answering 3 distinct questions.
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How often do you want the workflow to run?
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When do you want the workflow to run?
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What time do you want the workflow to run?
These 3 questions together define one distinct schedule. This how to guide will walk you through the steps to edit a schedule Trigger.
Types of Schedules
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Hourly - Select the distinct minute that you want a Workflow to run every hour.
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Daily - Select the distinct time that you want a Workflow to run every day.
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Weekly - Select the day of the week and the time that you want a Workflow to run every 7 days.
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Monthly - Select the numeric day (1-31) and the time that you want a Workflow to run every month.
Steps
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Navigate the specific Workflow that you want to add schedules to and hover over the schedule trigger icon.
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Click Add Schedule.
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Select an option for "How Often?". Your choices are hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.
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Select an option for "When?".
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If you selected "Monthly" in the previous step, your options will be numeric dates.
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If you selected "Weekly" in the previous step, your options will be days of the week.
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If you selected "Hourly" or "Daily" this option will be disabled.
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Select an option for "What Time?".
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If you selected "Daily", "Weekly", or "Monthly", you will need to select an hour (HH), a minute (MM), and AM or PM.
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If you selected "Hourly", you will need to select a 5 minute interval.
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Repeat steps 3-6 for any additional schedules that you want to add.
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Click Save to save your schedule
Success! You've now successfully added Schedule Triggers!