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title: "Time-Based Automation Finished (S)"
slug: "time-based-automation-finished-s"
updated: 2024-03-07T08:25:33Z
published: 2024-03-07T08:25:33Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Time-Based Automation Finished (S)

This event executes a job every time a preceding time-based automation finishes processing.

This event is used to create multi-part automations. As soon as one automation executes, the second, connected automation is automatically executed as well.

If there is a fatal error in the initial automation, the dependent event-based automation will not be executed. A fatal error means the initial automation was not executed at all.

> Hint:
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> In Mapp Engage, the designation ​(S)​ means system-related. Generally, you only combine ​system (S) events​ with ​system (S) jobs​. For more information, see [Contact (C) vs. System (S) Automations](/v1/docs/contact-c-vs-system-s-automations)

## General

| ​Name​ | Defines the name of the automation. The name is used to identify the automation in the system. The maximum length is 100 characters. |
| --- | --- |
| ​Description​ | Provides information about the automation. The description makes it easier to identify the automation in the system. |
| ​Event​ | Selects the type of event that, when combined with a job, forms the automation. Every time this event occurs, the system executes the dependent job. The job is defined in the ​[**Edit Event-based Job​**](/v1/docs/edit-event-window) window. |

## Recommended Automations​

An automation is a combination of an event plus a resulting job. The following combinations are recommended. It is possible to create other combinations, as well, but not all combinations of events and jobs result in meaningful system behavior.

- **Time-based Automation Finished (S) + Export Data to Server (S):** This automation exports data to a server every time a certain time-based automation finishes processing.

## Define Event​

This area defines the specific parameters of the event.

- **Automation:** This drop-down list defines the automation that serves as the event. Only automations with the status ​Active, Running​ or ​Active, Scheduled​ can be selected. If there are no active automations in your system, an error message appears.

## Actions

The following actions are available:

- **Edit Job​:** This button saves the changes and opens the [**Edit Event-Based Job**window**​**](/v1/docs/edit-event-based-job-window).