# Setting up Periodic Tasks

> To enable Periodic Tasks in your Airkit Organization, please reach out to support@airkit.com Overview

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Periodic Tasks provide a way of scheduling [Data Flows](../../studio/data-flows). This way, users can define when and how often a specific Data Flow should be run within the App.

### Setting up a Periodic Task

From the [Connections Builder](../../studio/builder-bar/connections-builder), Periodic Tasks can be set up by clicking on the ‘+’ sign next to Periodic Tasks.

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This example will use a Periodic Task to regularly send account managers a report with the App’s CSAT survey results.

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In the inspector, select the a Data Flow to be scheduled. In Period, set the scheduling criteria and in Time Zone, select the corresponding time zone.

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Once created, the Data Flow will run at 10, Chicago time, every Monday.

### Formatting the Period of time

In order to set the frequency for a Data Flow to be run, the five ‘\*’ characters should be replaced in Period following this [format](https://crontab.guru/):

* The first \* corresponds to the minutes
* The second \* corresponds to the hour(s)
* The third \* corresponds to the day(s) of the month
* The fourth \* corresponds to the month(s)
* The fifth \* corresponds to the day(s) of the week

You can also use special characters or non-standard values to make a more accurate call:

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### Tracking logs

In the Stage section when editing a Periodic Task, you can see a log of all Periodic Tasks that have been run.
