Timer Trigger
Use the Timer Trigger trigger as a process starter when creating flows designed to be activated without external input. It is useful when you want your flows to run at certain time intervals. You can configure the Timer Trigger trigger to activate the flow multiple times at a specified interval.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Handler Settings | |
| Repeating |
True: Select the
True radio button to run the flow at periodic intervals.
False: Select the False radio button if you want the flow to run only once. If Repeating is set to True and a Time Interval and Interval Unit is specified, the flow will be triggered at the exact same time as the first run. For example, if the flow was run at 1:00 pm on Monday and the Interval Unit is specified as week with the Time Interval as 2, the flow be run at 1:00 pm on every other Monday. |
| Time Interval | An integer indicating the number of units specified in the Interval Unit field. For example, if you enter 1 as the Time Interval and select Hour in the Interval Unit drop down menu, the Timer trigger activates the flow every hour. If you enter 2 as the time interval and specify Week as the Interval Unit, the flow is run every other week. |
| Interval Unit | The unit of time to use with the Time Interval field to determine how often to run the flow. The units can be: Second, Minute, Hour, Day, and Week. |