Trigger Types
Every AI Task runs on exactly one trigger type, which determines when the AI starts working. Choose the trigger based on how the work starts: on demand, on a recurring interval, at specific times you define, on a Schedule shared with other work on your site, or in response to file activity in a folder.
| Trigger Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Ad-Hoc (Run Manually) | Runs the task only when an administrator starts it with Run Now. Use this when the work is irregular or when you want to test a task before putting it on a schedule. |
| Interval | Runs the task daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly intervals allow one or more days, so one task can run on both the 1st and the 15th of each month. An interval can instead run at the end of the period. No day numbers are needed and it runs once, on the last day. Supports time zone configuration and optional holiday skipping. Use this for regular reporting or periodic audits. For delivering pre-built report exports on a schedule, also consider Scheduled Report Exports. |
| Custom Schedule | Runs the task on specific days of the week and times of day that you define. Supports multiple run times per day, time zone configuration, and optional skipping of a built-in Holiday Region or a Holiday Calendar. Use this when the schedule is a set of weekdays and times rather than days inside a calendar period. |
| Saved Schedule | Runs the task on a Schedule, a named, pre-defined set of days, times, time zone, and holiday skipping that lives in one place on your site. Use this when the task runs on the same timing as other scheduled work. Editing the Schedule affects all tasks which share it. |
| File Action | Runs the task when files are created, updated, moved, copied, downloaded, archived, or deleted in a folder you specify. You can limit which files trigger the task by entering a filename pattern. For monitoring that files arrive on time, consider Expectations alongside or instead of a File Action trigger. |