Cron Trigger Node

This node allows you to trigger the pipeline to run at specified time intervals.

The node has three progressive steps:

1. Action: Select the trigger interval

2. Account: No need to select anything here (as it is not required for cron trigger)

3. Configure: Configure the trigger

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Node Inputs

In Daily, Weekly, Monthly:

1. Select Time: Time of day to trigger (HH:MM)
   • Type: Text

In Custom Cron Expression:

1. Cron Expression: Custom cron expression
   • Type: Text

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Node Parameters

On the face of the node:

1. Enable Automation: Enable the automation to run the pipeline when the trigger event happens.
   • Type: Toggle
2. Select schedule type: Select the schedule type. The available options are Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Custom Cron Expression.
   • Type: Dropdown
3. Select Timezone: The timezone for the trigger. The available options are listed here Time Options. The default option is UTC.
   • Type: Dropdown

In Daily:

1. Trigger On Weekends: Trigger the pipeline on weekends
   • Type: Boolean

In Weekly:

1. Select Day of the week: Day of the week to trigger
   • Type: Dropdown

In Monthly:

1. Select Day of the month: Day of the month to trigger
   • Type: Dropdown

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Node Outputs

1. Timestamp: The timestamp of the cron trigger
   • Type: Text
   • Example usage: {{trigger_0.timestamp}}

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Considerations

• The trigger node will only work if the pipeline is deployed and the Enable Automation parameter is set to true.

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Example

The below example is a pipeline which send an email every minute to the email address answering the question: What is the tallest builiding in NY?

1. Cron Trigger Node: The cron trigger node
   • Cron Expression: * * * * *
   • Enable Automation: true
2. Text Node: Question to answer with the current timestamp
   • Text: What is the tallest builiding in NY? {{trigger_0.timestamp}}
3. LLM Node: Uses the LLM to answer the query and write the email body
   • System (Instruction): Write an email answers the question based on Context. Only write the email body, not the subject
   • Prompt: Question: {{text_0.text}}
4. Gmail Node: Sends the generated email
   • Action: Send Email
   • To: sample@vectorshift.ai
   • Subject: {{trigger_0.timestamp}}
   • Body: {{openai_0.response}}