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Use the banner at the top of the pulse to send a new run or stop future runs. Only owners with edit access see these actions.

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Send a pulse again

Send a new run when you want responses now, without waiting for the schedule.
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Open the send dialog

Select Send again on the Running or Manual pulse banner. On the Pulse on a Schedule banner, select Send now.
2

Choose participants

All current participants are selected. Clear anyone you do not want to include. People who got a run less than 6 hours ago show Ran less than 6 hours ago. Clear them if you do not want to send them a second run so soon.
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Choose expiration

Select how long participants have to respond. An expiration is required.
4

Send the run

Check the Review step, then select Send now.
The expiration you choose also becomes the pulse’s default expiration for later runs. See Change expiration.

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Pause future runs

Pausing stops the schedule. It does not close or change runs that are already open. Participants can still respond until those runs expire.
1

Select the pause action

Select Pause future runs on the Running banner, or Pause pulse on the Pulse on a Schedule banner.
2

Confirm

In Pause pulse, select Pause pulse.
This action removes the schedule. The pulse becomes a manual pulse and sends only when you select Send again. Open runs still get automatic reminders, and you can still nudge.

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Resume a schedule

To start sending on a schedule again, open Settings and select edit on Schedule. In Edit schedule, choose a schedule type and settings, then select Confirm. See Scheduling types.

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Paused status

If you ask Windy to pause a pulse, the pulse gets the Paused status. The banner shows Pulse name is paused. This is different from the pause actions on the banners:
  • The pulse keeps its schedule, but does not send new runs.
  • Open runs stay open, and participants can still respond.
  • Windy does not send automatic reminders for open runs, and you cannot nudge.
Select Unpause pulse to make the pulse active again. It then runs on its saved schedule, and reminders start again.

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Edit the schedule

Select Edit schedule on the Pulse on a Schedule banner, or edit Schedule in Settings. You can change the schedule type, timing, and the expiration for future runs. You cannot edit the schedule of a completed or archived pulse, or of a one-time pulse that was already sent.

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Close a run

There is no button to close a run. A run closes when its expiration passes. A one-time pulse with an expiration completes on its own after its run closes. To close a run sooner, choose a shorter expiration for that run. See Change expiration.

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FAQs

Pause the pulse to stop future runs. Open runs stay open until they expire, so shorten their expiration if you want them to close sooner. To remove the pulse from Pulse lists, delete it.
No. Pausing stops only future runs. Participants can still respond to an open run until it expires.