How to set a start date for a rule in automation?

[Cameron]

Hi,

When creating a new rule and specifying the number of days to run, can you create a start date of when the rule will run?

Thanks!

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Cameron,

I think you just have to leave the rule disabled until you are ready for it to run. Maybe set yourself a calendar notification or something like that. 

[Cameron]

This is a great suggestion, this will do the job.  Thanks for your help!

[John Funk]

Great! Glad I could help a little.  :-)

[Danko Pranjic]

I would like to bump up this old thread.

It would be very handy to be able to set a start date for a automation rule. Couldn't believe this is still (nearly 3 years later) not available, since most of software titles already offer this "simple preference".

In some cases it makes sense to create a automation rule to run every 12 months but at a specific start date. A calendar notification shouldn't be "solution" for this process.

Any chance this will be implemented in the near future or is there a possibility to create a feature request for this?

Best,

D.

[Mike Ottiano]

I agree I want this feature.

[Folake Olatoye-Ojo]

Likewise! @Danko Pranjic @Mike Ottiano I wonder who would be best to direct this feature request to. It's quite frustrating.

[Dylan Moore]

Not exactly the same but being able to specify a start date would be amazing. I am trying to set up a fortnightly execution schedule, starting next tuesday. But when i put in for it to run every 2 weeks, the first tuesday it runs is 2 tuesdays from now (not next tuesday as required) 

Work-around - scheduling it to run every week starting from tuesday, then after the first execution tuesday i will change it back to every 2 weeks.