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title: "Create a New Event-Based Automation"
slug: "create-a-new-event-based-automation"
updated: 2024-03-07T07:23:07Z
published: 2024-03-07T07:23:07Z
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# Create a New Event-Based Automation

## Goal​

To create a new event-based automation.

## Background Information​

An automation is a system job that, once set up, is completed by the system without manual input from the user.

Every event-based automation has two parts, an event and a job. Every time the event occurs, the system executes the job.

See [Event-Based Automation​](/v1/docs/event-based-automation).

## How To​

1. In the **​Main Navigation​,** click **​***Automation***​.**

**⇒**The **​Whiteboard​** window opens.
2. Click the **​Event-based​** tab. ⇒The **​Event-based** Automations Overview​ window opens.
3. Click the **​New Automation​** button. ⇒The **​Edit Event​** window opens.
4. Enter a name and description for the automation.
5. Select the event. This is the contact activity, system event or API call that triggers the automation. For a list of all available events, see [All Available Events​](/v1/docs/all-available-events)
6. Select the desired settings for the event. The settings depend on the selected event.
7. Click the​ **Edit Job​** button. ⇒The ​Edit **Event-based** Job​ window opens.
8. Select the job. The job is the task automatically carried out by the system whenever the event takes place. For a list of all available jobs, see [All Available Event-Based Jobs​](/v1/docs/all-available-event-based-jobs).
9. Enter the desired settings for the job. The settings depend on the selected job.
10. Click the ​Time Frame​ button. ⇒The **​Define** Time Frame​ window opens.
11. Define the time frame by selecting a ​Start Date​ and an ​End Date​. Within this time frame, every time the event takes place, the job is executed. See [Define Time Frame (window)​](/v1/docs/define-time-frame-window).
12. Define the ​Time Zone​ of execution.
13. In the ​Notifications​ area, select which system users receive a reminder email before the end date. The reminder is sent 30 days before the end date.
14. Click **​Save** & **Activate​** to immediately activate the automation. Click ​Save & Close​ to save the automation without activating it. Only active automations are executed by the system. ⇒The automation is saved and activated. The automation has the status ​Activated, Running​ if the start date is immediate and ​Activated, Scheduled​ if the start date is in the future.