Start a Workflow with a schedule

You can use the Schedules node in Management to create and edit workflow schedules. Schedules start an instance of a workflow at a particular date in the future, or with some type of recurring pattern (e.g. once a week).

In this example, you use an audit workflow that starts automatically once a month. Setting up a schedule for this workflow to start automatically means you don't need to remember to start the workflow manually each month.

Example of a scheduled workflow

See the following resources for more information:

  1. Create and Deploy a workflow.
  2. From Management, select the Workflow Server and click the Schedules node.
  3. Click New from the Schedules view.
  4. On the Add Workflow Schedule page enter values for the new schedule. This includes Schedule Details, Workflow Details and Recurrence.
    5. For detailed information on how to add a schedule, see the Adding a schedule section within the Schedules topic.
  5. Click OK to finish the configuration of the new schedule. The schedule is listed in the Schedules view and provides information such as the last run date, number of successful instances, and number of failed instances.
For detailed information on how to Save, Edit, Delete or Refresh Workflow Schedules, see the Schedules topic.