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# Time

**Category:** Trigger

**Version:** 1.0

**Last updated:** Januari 5, 2026

**Author:** Any2Info

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### Description

The **Time trigger** starts a dataflow once at a specific date and time.

### Configuration Options

<table><thead><tr><th width="187">Setting</th><th width="145">Required</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Start</strong></td><td>Yes</td><td>The exact date and time at which the dataflow will execute once.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Repeat every</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Optional. Enables repeated execution after the start time. The interval supports <strong>Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, and Weeks</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>For duration of</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Defines how long the repeated executions should continue. Can be set to <strong>Indefinitely</strong> or a specific duration in <strong>Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, or Weeks</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Random delay</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Adds a random delay before execution. The delay value supports <strong>Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, and Weeks</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Usage

Use the **Time trigger** when a dataflow needs to run once at a specific moment, such as a planned task, migration, or scheduled job.

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### Tips & Best Practices

* Leave repeat every disabled for true one-time execution.
* Use repeat every only when controlled short-term repetition is required.

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### Changelog

| Version | Date             | Change                               |
| ------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| **1.0** | Januari  5, 2026 | Initial documentation version added. |


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