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Available Schedules

AffZero supports four schedule types. Availability depends on your plan.
ScheduleDescriptionPlans
Run OnceExecutes one time at a specified date and time, then disables itselfAll plans
MonthlyRuns on a specific day of the month (e.g. 1st of every month)All plans
WeeklyRuns on a specific day of the week (e.g. every Monday at 8 AM)Pro and above
DailyRuns every day at a specified timePro+ and above
The Starter plan only supports Monthly and Run Once schedules. If you need weekly or daily runs, upgrade to Pro or Pro+.

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Setting a Schedule

In the automation builder, the schedule controls are at the top of the page:
  1. Select a Schedule Type from the dropdown
  2. Depending on the type:
    • Monthly: choose which day of the month (1–28)
    • Weekly: choose a day of the week
    • Daily: no day selection needed
  3. Set the Time the automation should run (uses your account’s timezone)

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Run Now

You can trigger any automation immediately, regardless of its schedule, using Run Now on the Automations list page. This is useful for:
  • Testing a new automation before it runs automatically
  • Re-running a failed automation without waiting for the next scheduled time
  • Running a one-off report outside the normal schedule
Run Now executes the same steps with the same configuration as a scheduled run — including fresh date calculations for any preset like “Last 7 days”.

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Enabling and Disabling Automations

Toggle the Enabled switch on the Automations list to pause any automation without deleting it. A disabled automation will not run on its schedule but can still be triggered manually with Run Now. Use this when:
  • An affiliate relationship is paused and you want to stop emails temporarily
  • You’re editing the automation and don’t want it to run mid-update
  • You want to archive an automation without losing its configuration

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Timezone Considerations

Schedules run in UTC. If you need an automation to run at a specific local time (e.g. 8 AM Eastern), account for the UTC offset when setting the time:
  • Eastern Time (UTC-5): 8 AM ET = 1 PM UTC → set time to 13:00
  • Central European Time (UTC+1): 8 AM CET = 7 AM UTC → set time to 07:00
Date presets like “Last 7 days” and “Yesterday” are calculated based on the timezone you select inside the Pull Stats step, not the schedule’s run time. This is what matters for data accuracy — a run at 1 PM UTC with a Pull Stats timezone of “Eastern Time” will correctly calculate “Yesterday” as the previous day in Eastern Time.

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What Happens if a Run Fails?

If an automation encounters an error during a scheduled run, it will:
  1. Log the error to Runs & Logs
  2. Continue to attempt the next scheduled run — the automation does not disable itself automatically on failure
To investigate errors, go to Runs & Logs, find the failed run, and expand the step-by-step log to see exactly where it failed and why.