--- title: "The Timer Trigger Knowledge Base Article | ThreatConnect" slug: "playbooks-the-timer-trigger" description: "This article describes how to configure the Timer Trigger, which allows you to trigger a ThreatConnect Playbook on a set schedule." tags: ["Orchestration and Automation"] updated: 2024-11-06T20:54:08Z published: 2024-11-06T20:54:08Z canonical: "knowledge.threatconnect.com/playbooks-the-timer-trigger" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Timer Trigger ## Overview The Playbooks Timer Trigger allows ThreatConnect® users to trigger a Playbook on a set schedule (e.g., once a day, on the fifteenth of the month, etc.) This Trigger is useful for replicating the existing functionality of [Jobs](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/creating-jobs-using-tc-exchange-apps). ## Before You Start | Minimum Role(s) | - Organization role of Read Only User to view Playbooks with a Timer Trigger - Any other Organization role to use the Timer Trigger in a Playbook | | --- | --- | | Prerequisites | Playbooks enabled by a System Administrator | ## Creating a New Timer Trigger 1. On the top navigation bar, click **Playbooks** to display the [**Playbooks** screen](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/the-playbooks-screen). 2. Create a new [Playbook](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/playbooks) or open an existing one. 3. Click ![Playbook Designer Triggers icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Playbook%20Designer%20Triggers%20icon.png) **Triggers** on the side navigation bar of the [**Playbook Designer**](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/the-playbook-designer) to view all available Trigger types. 4. Select **Timer** from the **External** menu to add a Timer Trigger to the design pane (Figure 1). ![Figure 1_The Timer Trigger_7.7.1](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%201_The%20Timer%20Trigger_7.7.1.png) - **Hashtag** ![Playbook Trigger Hashtag icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Playbook%20Trigger%20Hashtag%20icon.png) icon: Hover the cursor over this icon at the upper-left corner of the Trigger box to display a list of output variables, which are values that the Trigger can send to other [Apps and Operators](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/parts-of-a-playbook). - **Menu** ![Playbook Trigger Menu icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Playbook%20Trigger%20Menu%20icon.png) icon: Click this icon at the upper-right corner of the Trigger box to display a menu with options to edit, disable, clone, or delete the Trigger. 5. Double-click the Trigger. The **Edit Trigger** pane will be displayed on the left side of the screen (Figure 2).NoteClick the **Display Documentation** ![Playbooks_Display Documentation icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Playbooks_Display%20Documentation%20icon.png) icon at the upper-right corner of the **Edit Trigger** pane to view information about the Trigger, including a description, its input parameters, and its output variables.![Figure 2_The Timer Trigger_7.7.1](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%202_The%20Timer%20Trigger_7.7.1.png) - **Timer Name:** Enter a name for the Timer Trigger. - **Schedule:** Select the frequency at which the Trigger will run. Depending on the selected frequency, additional parameters will be displayed in the **Edit Trigger** pane below the **Schedule** dropdown menu. - **Daily** - **Job Repeating**: Select this checkbox to customize options for the repetition of the Trigger. After this checkbox is selected, the following required parameters will be displayed: - **Job Repeating Starting Hour**: Enter the hour at which the repetition will begin. Accepted values range from 0–24. - **Job Repeating Ending Hour**: Enter the hour at which the repetition will end. Accepted values range from 0–24. - **Repeating Interval Time (Minutes)**: Enter the interval, in minutes, at which the Trigger will run (e.g., entering **5** will cause the Trigger to run every 5 minutes between the starting and ending hours). Accepted values range from 0–60. - **Daily Time (UTC)**: Enter the time of day (UTC) at which the Trigger will run. If the **Job Repeating** checkbox is selected, this option will not be available. - **Weekly** - **Weekly Time (UTC)**: Enter the time of day (UTC) at which the Trigger will run. - **Weekly Day(s)**: Select the day(s) of the week (Monday–Sunday) on which the Trigger will run. - **Monthly** - **Monthly Time (UTC)**: Enter the time of day (UTC) at which the Trigger will run. - **Monthly Day(s)**: Select the day(s) of the month (1st–31st or Last Day) on which the Trigger will run. - **Advanced**: Enter a standard Quartz Cron expression to control when the Trigger will run.NoteIf you select **Advanced** from the **Schedule** dropdown menu, any seconds settings in the first part of the Cron expression will be ignored by the system. - Click the **SAVE** button. Now you can continue to [build out](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/designing-a-playbook) and then [execute](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/executing-a-playbook#playbooks-with-a-timer-trigger) the Playbook. --- *ThreatConnect® is a registered trademark of ThreatConnect, Inc.* 20100-01 v.02.D ## Related - [Executing a Playbook](/executing-a-playbook.md) - [Parts of a Playbook](/parts-of-a-playbook.md) - [The Playbook Designer](/the-playbook-designer.md)