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WorkflowDog has two different scheduling tools: They are not interchangeable. The trigger owns recurring automation for its current workflow. The action queues one child run and continues without waiting for that child to execute.

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Create a recurring schedule

Choose Schedule when creating the workflow, then open its trigger configuration.
1

Add a schedule

Select Add Schedule. A new schedule starts at 9:00 AM every day in your browser’s current timezone.
2

Choose the recurrence

Set an exact time or interval, then narrow it by day of month, day of week, or month. Presets include Hourly, Daily, Daily at 9 AM, Weekdays at 9 AM, and Monthly.
3

Confirm the timezone

Choose the IANA timezone that should own the wall-clock time. The schedule follows that timezone through daylight-saving changes.
4

Save and enable

Save the trigger configuration, wait for the graph to show Saved, and make the workflow live when it is ready.
A workflow can contain multiple recurring schedules. Each recurrence-and-timezone pair must be unique. Every event exposes a Timestamp through Data from Trigger.
The timestamp records when the scheduled event was emitted. Queue load or retries can make the run begin slightly later.

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Schedule a one-time child run

Use Schedule Workflow inside a parent workflow when an event should queue follow-up work for one specific future time. The selected child must use the Sub-Workflow trigger. Configure:
  • Selected Workflow — the callable child to run,
  • Date & Time — at least 10 seconds in the future, and
  • Payload — optional data exposed as Data In inside the child.
The action queues the child and has no result output. It does not wait until the scheduled date and does not wait for the child to complete. Use Run Workflow instead when the parent needs the child’s returned result immediately.
The child workflow must be enabled when Schedule Workflow queues it. Pausing the child later does not cancel a delayed run that is already scheduled. Cancel that run from workflow runs if it should no longer execute.
The delayed run captures the child’s graph snapshot when it is queued. Later edits apply to newly queued runs, not that already scheduled run. Learn the complete callable-workflow pattern in Sub-workflows.

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Choose a timezone deliberately

Recurring schedules store an explicit timezone. Use the timezone of the business event, not necessarily the timezone of the person configuring it. For example, a daily storefront report should normally follow the storefront’s zone. A connected Date & Time value for Schedule Workflow represents one specific instant. If you build that value from text, include or intentionally convert its timezone before scheduling it.

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Verify scheduled work

Scheduled runs appear with a scheduled status before they start. Use Workflow runs to inspect or cancel them. There is no generic Test Run button for schedules. For a recurring workflow, temporarily add a near-future schedule, enable the workflow, wait for one event, and remove the temporary recurrence after verification. Do not leave a high-frequency test schedule attached to a live workflow.