Workflow schedules

A workflow schedule is an automatic way to start workflow instances at regular intervals of time.

A schedule is a sequence of runs. Each time the schedule timer issues a trigger, the workflow schedule attempts to start a workflow instance. Depending on the schedule configuration, a new workflow instance may be started for each run. In some situations, a run may pass without having started a workflow:

If the workflow schedule is configured to skip if a workflow is already running
If the workflow schedule is paused

For details about the execution of the workflow schedules, see Manage workflow schedules.