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I’ve been able to do this using a mix of If → Then → Else components, Math, and Set Column Values action.

  1. Create an Interval Table with the [Interval] title and number of days [Value] (make sure this column is a Number
Interval Value (Num)
Daily 1
Weekly 7
Bi-Weekly 14
Yearly 365
  1. Create your task Table. I would have the input field for [Interval] be a choice component from the Interval Table
Date Task Interval
05/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly
  1. Next Add A Relation Column where Interval (Task Table)=Interval (Interval Table)
Date Task Interval Relation
05/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly
  1. Next Add a Lookup Column to Lookup the Interval Value
Date Task Interval Relation Value
05/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily 1
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly 14
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly 365
  1. Next add a Math Column to compute [Date] + [Value] = [Dynamic Date Column] *this is why it’s important to have the Interval Value be a Number
Date Task Interval Relation Value Dynamic Date Column
05/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily 1 05/02/2023
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly 14 05/16/2023
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly 365 05/05/2024

  1. Add a button to mark the task as complete

  2. Add an Set Column Value action where the new [Date] field will be set to [Dynamic Date Column]

Now the [Date] field will automatically update to the next interval and the Dynamic Date Column will automatically be computed for the next occurrence.

Monthly is a little harder to do…

  1. Create a Monthly Interval Table
Month Value (Num)
January 31
February 28
March 31
April 30
May 31
June 30
July 31
August 31
September 30
October 31
November 30
December 31
  1. You’ll want to add a format date column and have it format the [Date] field with MMMM to get the [Month]. For this step I also renamed the [Dynamic Date Column] to [Non-Monthly Date] and [Value] to [Non-Monthly Value]
Date Task Interval Relation Non-Monthly Value Month Non-Monthly Date
06/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily 1 June 06/02/2023
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly 14 May 05/16/2023
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly 365 May 05/05/2024
  1. You’ll add a Relation where [Month] on the Task Table= [Month] on the Monthly Interval Table
Date Task Interval Relation Non-Monthly Value Month Relation Non-Monthly Date
06/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily 1 June June 06/02/2023
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly 14 May May 05/16/2023
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly 365 May May 05/05/2024
  1. You’ll Lookup the [Value]
Date Task Interval Relation Non-Monthly Value Month Relation Monthly Value Non-Monthly Date
06/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily 1 June June 30 06/02/2023
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly 14 May May 31 05/16/2023
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly 365 May May 31 05/05/2024
  1. You’ll do math to compute the next interval date. [Date] + [Monthly Value] = [Monthly Date]
Date Task Interval Relation Non-Monthly Value Month Relation Monthly Value Non-Monthly Date Monthly Date
06/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily 1 June June 30 06/02/2023 07/01/2023
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly 14 May May 31 05/16/2023 06/02/2023
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly 365 May May 31 05/05/2024 06/05/2023
  1. Then set up an If → Then → Else: If [Interval] is Monthly then [Monthly Date] else [Non-Monthly] Date = [Set Date]
Date Task Interval Relation Non-Monthly Value Month Relation Monthly Value Non-Monthly Date Monthly Date Set Date
06/01/2023 Brush Teeth Daily Daily 1 June June 30 06/02/2023 07/01/2023 06/02/2023
05/02/2023 Credit Card Payment Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly 14 May May 31 05/16/2023 06/02/2023 05/16/2023
05/05/2023 Register Car Yearly Yearly 365 May May 31 05/05/2024 06/05/2023 05/05/2024
05/05/2023 Pay Credit Card Monthly May May 31 06/05/2023 06/05/2023

Adjust the Set Column Value field to set [Date] to [Set Date] when you click the complete button

I know that is absolute insanity; but it’s a workaround I’ve figured out. If anyone has an easier way to do it, I am all ears too

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