What are Time-based Actions?

What are Time-based Actions?

Time-based Actions are a combination of alerts, tasks, and field updates that are triggered at a specified time after the rule is executed. You can create a maximum of 5 time-based actions and associate them to a rule. There are two ways to associate these alerts, tasks, and field updates:
  • Create alerts, tasks, and field updates and associate them to the rule.
  • Select existing alerts, tasks, and field updates and associate them to the rule.

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