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When you launch a pulse and select Schedule for later, you choose one of four schedule types. To send a single run right away, use Send now instead. See Launch a pulse.

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Recurring schedule

Use a recurring schedule for regular check-ins, such as a weekly team pulse. Set a Start date and a Time. Then choose from Quick presets. The preset names use the weekday of your start date. For a start date of Monday, Oct 5, 2026, the presets are:

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Custom schedules

With Custom, set an Interval in Weeks or Months:
  • Weeks: Choose one or more days in Repeat on.
  • Months: Choose a Monthly pattern. Use On day of month for a date, such as the 15th. Use On the Nth weekday for a pattern, such as the second Tuesday.
A monthly custom schedule also has an Ends setting: Never, On a date, or After a number of occurrences. There is no yearly option.

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Calendar event schedule

Use a calendar event schedule to run a pulse before or after a recurring meeting, such as an all-hands. Select one or more recurring events from your calendar. Windy sends the pulse only to participants who are also attendees of the event. When the event changes on the calendar, the pulse schedule updates. Choose the Timing:
  • Before the event: Set a Lead Time of 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours, or 1 to 4 business days. The default is 1 business day. Then set a Report delivery time from 30 minutes to 24 hours before the meeting. The default is 2 hours. Responses close at the report delivery time, which must allow at least 30 minutes to respond.
  • After the event: Set a Lag Time of Immediate, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours. Then choose an Expiration.

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One-time schedule

Use a one-time schedule to send a single run at a later date. Set a Date, Time, Timezone, and Expiration. A one-time pulse changes to Completed after its run expires. Learn more about expiration and deadlines.

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New hire anniversary

Use a new hire anniversary schedule for onboarding check-ins. Each participant gets the pulse separately, based on their hire date.
  • Days after hire date: The default is 30 days.
  • Send time: The hour to send. The default is 9:00 AM.
  • Timezone: The time zone for the send time.
If the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the pulse goes out the next Monday. This schedule uses the hire dates in Windmill, so make sure they are correct. If the participants are Everyone, future hires join automatically. They get the pulse the set number of days after their start date.

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Time zones

Recurring, one-time, and new hire anniversary schedules have a Timezone setting:
  • Local employee time: Each participant gets the pulse at the set time in their own time zone. This is the default for recurring and new hire anniversary schedules.
  • My timezone: Everyone gets the pulse at the same moment, based on your time zone. This is the default for one-time schedules.