Automations 2.0 comes with a new framework for building your automated steps. If you have a step that always occurs a set number of days before a project date, here's how to set that up in the new builder.
Example use case: You want to send an email 10 days before the project date.
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You’ll want to create a new automation with the trigger: Project date.
Automations 2.0 run step by step in order. Since X days before project date is the criteria that causes a specific action to occur, it is considered a trigger and needs to be broken out into a unique automation so all other steps happen as planned.
You can still set your automation up so that it runs only for specific project types (see step 5b). |
“X days before project date” was incorporated into an automation step itself |
From your top navigation bar, click Automations
Select Create Automation
Click into the title field to the top left of your screen to rename the automation template
Click Set a trigger in the sidebar
From the sidebar, select Project date
Set the when: X minutes, hours days, weeks, or month before or after the project date
Select the project type(s) for which the trigger will apply, or all
Continue building out your automation with the action that occurs when the trigger is met
Here’s what this looks like in Automations 2.0:
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