Schedule a recurring backup

1

Set default execution tags on the flow

Open the backup flow (Flows → the flow → edit). Under Default execution tags, add the tags scheduled runs should always apply. Save with Update Flow.

Timer ticks use these tags (plus system tags and timer=<timer name>). They also pre-fill Execution Tags when you Take Snapshot from the timeline.

2

Create a timer

Open Company Setup → Timers (/app/setup/timers). Click Add Timer (or Create Your First Timer if the list is empty).

On Add Timer fill:

• Name — URL-friendly (letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores), for example daily-midnight.
• Title — display name, for example “Daily midnight backup”.
• Schedule — pick a preset chip, or type a Quartz cron expression. Presets include every day at midnight, every Sunday at noon, every Monday at 6am, and month-start / month-end options. The field help links to a Quartz cron generator.

Click Save.

You can also create a timer from the flow’s Timer card: the + control next to Select a timer opens the same Add Timer page and returns you to the flow.

3

Attach the timer to the backup flow

On the flow edit page, left column, the Timer card:

1. Check Run regularly.
2. Choose the timer under Select a timer.
3. Save the flow (Update Flow).

The agent reloads the flow. Flow cards on the Flows list show the attached timer.

4

Verify the first run

Wait for the schedule, or open the data item and click Take Snapshot now to prove tags and storage. After a timer tick, the new version on the timeline should include your default tags and a timer tag with the timer name.

If nothing appears, the agent was offline, the flow failed to initialize, or the cron did not fire yet. Check the execution list for that flow.