Cronjob (Automation)

Schedule your flow to execute automatically. (Just apply with Automation)

Description

With the Cronjob component, you can schedule timed execution of the flow. Simply place the component, on its own, anywhere on the flow page to activate scheduled runs.

The Cronjob component will execute the flow at the timed period irrespective of whether the flow is loaded in the Diaflow editor.

Component settings

Parameter Name	Description
Timezone	Timezone refer to a region of the Earth that has the same standard time. Timezones are defined by their offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The values vary between GMT -12 to GMT +12.
Interval type	Delay value in units specified by the Timing option. Available options: Minute Hours Day Week Month
Every	Refer to the regularity of the intervals. It depends on the type of interval. For example, if the interval type is "Hours," you can set the schedule anywhere from every 1 hour to every 24 hours
On	This option appears only if you select Month or Week. If you choose Month, you will need to select a day to schedule your flow, ranging from 1 to 31. If you choose Week, you must select a day of the week to run your flow, from Monday to Friday.
At	This option appears only if you select Month, Week, or Day. It specifies the time of day you want to run the flow, using the HH:mm format. You can choose hours between 0 and 23, and minutes between 00, 15, 30, and 45.
Starting	Specify the start date for the schedule using the MM/DD/YYYY format.

Use case

Here is a simple use case for the Cronjob component: it enables you to schedule a daily meeting every day at 9 AM.