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Weekly trigger
The Weekly trigger starts a dataflow automatically based on a weekly schedule.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”Use the Weekly trigger when a dataflow needs to run on specific days of the week, optionally repeating every multiple weeks.
Typical use cases include:
- Weekly data synchronization
- Scheduled batch processing
- Regular maintenance tasks
Configuration
Section titled “Configuration”| Setting | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Yes | The exact date and time at which the dataflow will execute once. |
| Recur (days) | Yes | Number of weeks between executions (e.g. 1 = every week, 2 = every two weeks). |
| Weekdays | No | One or more days of the week on which the dataflow should run (Monday through Sunday). |
| Repeat every | No | Enables repeated execution after the start time. The interval supports Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, and Weeks. |
| For duration of | No | Defines how long the repeated executions should continue. Can be set to Indefinitely or a specific duration in Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, or Weeks. |
| Random delay | No | Adds a random delay before execution. The delay value supports Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, and Weeks. |
- Select at least one weekday to ensure the trigger executes.
- Use recur (days) = 1 for standard weekly schedules.
- Limit repeat every unless multiple executions per day are required.
- Check the configured timezone before enabling the flow.