Schedule Emails, Texts, and Workflows to Send Later
Schedule Emails, Texts, and Workflows to Send Later
You can now schedule emails and texts from a case, schedule a workflow to start at a future date and time, and see everything that’s scheduled on one page.
What’s new
Schedule emails and texts from a case
On a case’s Communication tab, the Send button for emails and texts now has a down arrow next to it. Click the down arrow, pick a date and time, and click Schedule. Times are shown in your organization’s time zone.
- Marked in the log. A scheduled message appears in the communication log with a Scheduled label and the date and time it will send.
- Edit, send now, or cancel. From the log, you can change the date and time, send the message right away, or cancel it before it sends.
Scheduled messages send once. They can’t be set to repeat.
Schedule a workflow to start later
When you click Execute Workflow on a case and select a workflow, you can choose Execute Now or Schedule for Later. To schedule it, pick a date and time, then click Schedule.
Workflows can also be recurring. Check Make Recurring to have the workflow run again on a repeating schedule.
See everything that’s scheduled in one place
A new Scheduled page under Communication lists every scheduled email, text, workflow, and announcement, with the date and time it’s set for, the case it belongs to, and who scheduled it.
- Filter by type. Use the All, Emails, Texts, Workflows, and Announcements tabs. Each tab shows how many items are scheduled.
- Narrow the list. Search by case or message, filter by case type or date, or show recurring items only.
- Make changes. Edit a scheduled item, or use the menu next to it for more options.
Also updated: Mass Announcements
Scheduling Mass Announcements works the same as before. Scheduled announcements now show a Scheduled status on the Mass Announcements dashboard instead of Pending.
Why it matters
You can write messages and set up workflows when it suits you, and have them go out at the time that works best for your contacts.
See it in action
Emails and texts
- Open a case and go to the Communication tab.
- Write an email or text, then click the down arrow next to Send.
- Pick a date and time, then click Schedule.
- Your scheduled message appears in the logs with a Scheduled label.
Workflows
- Open a case, go to the Workflow tab, and click Execute Workflow.
- Select a workflow. Choose Execute Now to run it right away, or Schedule for Later to run it at a later date and time.
- If you’re scheduling it, pick a date and time. You can also check Make Recurring to have it repeat.
- Click Schedule. The workflow appears in the list of workflows with a Scheduled status.
