Schedule trigger

Use the Schedule trigger node run workflows at fixed intervals and times. This works in a similar way to the Cron software utility in Unix-like systems.

Schedule your workflow

Select an interval in Trigger Interval. Mosaic Workflows displays options for the selected interval.

Example

In this example, schedule a workflow to run once a quarter, at the end of the quarter, at 09:00.

1. In Trigger Interval , select Months .
2. Change Months Between Triggers to 3 .
3. To run the workflow at the end of the month, change Trigger at Day of Month to 28 .
4. Change Trigger at Hour to 9am . Leave Trigger at Minute as its default, 0 .

Note that the Schedule trigger uses the workflow timezone if available. Otherwise it uses the Mosaic Workflows instance timezone.

Generate a custom Cron expression

If you need a custom time setting, select Trigger Interval > Custom (Cron).

To generate a Cron expression, you can use crontab guru. Paste the Cron expression that you generated using crontab guru in the Expression field in Mosaic Workflows.

Examples

If you want to trigger your workflow every day at 04:08:30, enter the following in the Cron Expression field.

30 8 4 * * *

If you want to trigger your workflow every day at 04:08, enter the following in the Cron Expression field.

8 4 * * *

Why there are six asterisks in the Cron expression

The sixth asterisk in the Cron expression represents seconds. Setting this is optional. The node will execute even if you don't set the value for seconds.