Cron expression

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I’m curious if anyone has tried using an expression to pass variables to a CRON trigger. I was considering creating a system where:

  • I store my CRON scheduler parameters in a Google Sheet.
  • The sheet is then accessed to pass these parameters to the trigger.

However, it seems the trigger doesn’t accept input directly. My goal is to centralize all my flow variables in one location to make management easier.

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Hello @mraniki

That’s not possible directly. You can use a master workflow, which will run specific sub-workflows with specific intervals/schedules for each. E.g.

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Thanks Let me explore that approach.

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