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Triggered on Schedule

Triggered on Schedule: You can define a recurring schedule (for example, every Monday at 8:00 AM). The workflow is automatically triggered each time the scheduled time is reached.

Create and Configure a Workflow​

Select Triggered on Schedule​

When creating a new workflow, select Triggered on Schedule as the trigger type.

Learn how to create a workflow

Start Execution Time​

The Start Execution Time determines when the workflow starts running for the first time. The first scheduled execution and subsequent recurrence cycles are calculated based on this time.

End Execution Time​

If the workflow does not need to run continuously, you can specify an End Execution Time. The workflow will automatically stop after the specified time is reached.

Recurrence Type​

Loop: Defines the schedule frequency for workflow execution. You can choose from hourly, daily, weekdays, weekly, monthly, yearly, or configure a custom recurrence schedule.

  • 1. The recurrence date is based on the date and time configured as the Start Execution Time.

    For example, if the Start Execution Time is set to September 1, 2021 (Wednesday):

    • For a weekly recurrence, the workflow runs every Wednesday.
    • For a monthly recurrence, the workflow runs on the 1st day of every month.
    • For a yearly recurrence, the workflow runs on September 1 every year.

  • 2. Weekdays refer to Monday through Friday and exclude holidays.

    If you need the workflow to run from Monday to Saturday, configure a custom recurrence schedule instead.

Custom Recurrence Schedule​

In addition to the default recurrence options such as daily and weekly schedules, you can configure more flexible custom recurrence rules.

For example, you can configure the workflow to:

  • Run every few hours.
  • Run at fixed times every day, such as 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
  • Run at specific times on selected weekdays, such as every Wednesday and Friday.

Configuration steps:

  • 1. Set a start time as the reference point.

  • 2. Configure the execution frequency within a day by specifying the time.

  • 3. Configure the execution frequency by day or week.

  • 4. Configure the execution frequency by month.

  • Click Generate to view the next 7 scheduled execution times.

Example: Run the Workflow at 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM Every Weekday​

Configuration:

  • Time: 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM
  • Days: Monday to Friday
  • Month: Every month

Configure Actions After the Trigger and Publish the Workflow​

After configuring the trigger, add the actions that should be executed when the workflow starts, then publish the workflow.

To test the execution results of subsequent nodes, click Execute Now after publishing. This immediately triggers the workflow execution according to the scheduled task.

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