A time-based automation is automatically executed at a scheduled date and time. The schedule is defined in theSchedule Time-based Automationwindow (seeSchedule Time-Based Automation (window)).
Automations must be activated as well as saved. Only activated automations are executed by the system. For more information, seeActivate a Time-Based Automation.
Activation changes the status of an automation to:
Active, Scheduledif the automation has never been executed before or if the automation is scheduled to execute only one time.
Active, Runningif the automation has been executed at least once.