# Scheduled Action, Action Triggered by Other Action

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/scheduled-action-action-triggered-by-other-action/72859>\
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**Created:** [April 25, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/scheduled-action-action-triggered-by-other-action/72859 "2024-04-25T13:39:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![alikl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@alikl](https://community.glideapps.com/u/alikl)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/scheduled-action-action-triggered-by-other-action/72859/1 "2024-04-25T13:39:12Z")

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How to accomplish these?

1. Need to trigger an action every so often. For example, for a task management app, I need to generate a task every day/week/month. For example, generate a task every week to water the plants.

2. Need to trigger an action caused by other action. For example, if a record added to the table, add 3 more records in another table. Specifically, if “water the plants” task added a records (from previous example), trigger an action of adding 3 more sub tasks of paying water bill, remind to close all water faucets, and send an email these records are generated.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/scheduled-action-action-triggered-by-other-action/72859/2 "2024-04-25T13:59:40Z")

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> [@alikl](#):
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> Need to trigger an action every so often.

> [@alikl](#):
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> Need to trigger an action caused by other action

Currently, actions can _only be triggered by a user_. Actions cannot be automated, cannot be triggered on a timely basis, cannot be triggered when data changes.

Rumor has it that this will change sometime soon and that automations will make their way to Glide, but I don’t think any release date has been announced. I think we can assume sometime this year.

For now then, automations can be handled outside of Glide, via Make or Zapier for instance.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/scheduled-action-action-triggered-by-other-action/72859/3 "2024-04-25T14:01:50Z")

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> [@nathanaelb](#):
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> Rumor has it that this will change sometime soon and that automations will make their way to Glide, but I don’t think any release date has been announced. I think we can assume sometime this year.

A prototype is in staging already, but no actions have been tied to it.