Schedule Workflow execution based on calendar (something like CRONTAB)

[giovanni.augusto]

Hi Everyone,

First of all thank you very much for this feature.

I am looking forward to migrate to automation workloads some scripts I have currently on a VM using Meraki Python SDK, these scripts are scheduled via crontab and I would like to know if there is a possibility to schedule these meraki automation workloads or if they need to be scheduled by an external service that would instead trigger the workload execution.

Thank you!

[Ed Novak - Cisco Workflows TME · Accepted solution]

Hello, I'm so glad that you are finding value in Workflows.  Yes, you can absolutely schedule workflows right inside the Automation menu by using a Schedule Rule  Go to Automation -> Rules, then + Add automation rule, and select Schedule Rule for the Type.  At the bottom you can add one or more workflows and define any required input variables.  Note that when you assign a workflow to a rule, the workflow will get locked, but you can unlock the workflow manually if you need to modify it.
There is also the option to use a Calendar to schedule your workflows.  You can see the pre-defined Calendars under Automation -> Rules -> Calendars.  Here you can edit the defaults, or create a new one.  Then when you create a new Schedule Rule, just select the appropriate Calendar to use for the Schedule.

[giovanni.augusto]

thank you very much, I can see it now.

I have other questions but I will open a topic for each