Automations
An automation is a rule that watches a date or an event and writes a card without anyone pressing anything. Scribble runs every automation once a day, guarantees one card per person per occurrence, and lets you cap what a rule may spend in a year.
How do Scribble automations work?How Scribble automations run: a daily sweep, one card per person per occurrence, a catch-up window for missed days, and an annual spend cap.What can a Scribble automation be triggered by?The four Scribble automation triggers: birthday, work anniversary, a date column you imported, and an event POSTed from your own system.How far ahead should an automation fire?Set an automation's lead time to at least 10 days. The default of 5 is shorter than the seven working days a card needs to be made and delivered.How do I stop an automation from overspending?Cap an automation's annual spend, understand what makes it skip a person, and know exactly which safeguards stop a rule sending a card twice.