Scheduling workflows to run in Designer using the Windows Task Scheduler?

[hartings]

Does anyone have experience with scheduling workflows to run on a schedule in Designer using the Windows Task Scheduler, or through another process? We have a few workflows that need to run every day and want to avoid Server.  Any thoughts / experiences would be appreciated.

The schedules are simple and alerts and summaries are included in the workflows as outputs.

[caltang]

You can't do that. The only ways to schedule are through the Alteryx Server or the Alteryx Cloud environment. 

[gawa]

hi @hartings 

Previously that was possible with Alteryx Desktop Automation add-in license, but Alteryx terminated to continue it. As of today, no choice other than Alteryx Server in case of on-premise data process.

Other workaround is to configure Power Automate RPA so it runs Workflow periodically, but it needs the knowledge on Power Automate and would be complicated.

[flying008]

Hi, @gawa 

As your said, New version like v2023.1 can't use scheduler module function in desktop ?

[hartings]

We are running 21.1.5 as our version. I'll look into the release notes to see if there is a benefit to upgrading for scheduler functionality.

[gawa]

@flying008 　No choice on Designer Desktop.

@hartings It is not a matter of version you use, but regardless of version, you can NOT schedule workflow execution as I explained. In order to schedule workflow, we have to go with Alteryx Server(but it costs!)

[apathetichell]

Hey - to be clear there was a standalone scheduling prodcut for the desktop - it was discontinued. Some users are grandfathered in. There may be ways to use windows task scheduler/powershell et al. There may be threads about them on this forum if you search around enough - but they are against the terms of your license  agreement with Alteryx.