Schedule
Schedule is an Automatic trigger.
It starts your workflow automatically at the time you choose.
You can set it to run by month, week, day, hour, or minute.
When to use it
Use Schedule when you want a workflow to run on a fixed timing.
This works well for reminders, recurring reports, regular checks, and routine business tasks.
How it works
Add a Trigger node.
Choose At scheduled time as the type.
Click Add in the Schedules section.
Choose when the workflow should run.
Save the schedule.
After that, Diaflow runs the workflow automatically based on your selected timing.
Choose how often it should run
When you add a schedule, you choose the Interval type.
This decides the repeat pattern for the workflow.
You can choose:
Months
Weeks
Days
Hours
Minutes
This gives you flexibility to match the schedule to your business process.
Set the schedule details
After choosing the interval type, more fields appear below.
These fields help you define the exact timing.
For example, you can choose:
the Timezone
how often the workflow repeats
the day or time it should run
the date when the schedule should start
Diaflow then shows a summary so you can confirm the timing before saving.
Example
You can schedule a workflow to run:
every month
on the 1st day
at
00:00starting from a chosen date
This is useful for monthly reporting, billing reminders, or recurring operations.
Why teams use it
It reduces repetitive manual work.
It keeps recurring processes on time.
It helps teams stay consistent.
Good to know
Schedule belongs to Automatic trigger.
You can choose different repeat patterns such as monthly or daily.
The visible fields change depending on the interval type you select.
The timezone affects when the workflow runs.
Next steps
Learn how Trigger works in Trigger.
Compare it with On app event.
Compare it with Webhook.
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