Create a trigger for an action plan

The platform supports two types of triggers to run action plans: Alerts and Schedules.

To run your action plan based on metrics, select an existing alert with these steps:

1. Go to Control → Action plans
2. Select an action plan
3. Below the Alerts panel, click the + add button
4. Select an alert. For details about creating an alert, see Manage Alerts

To run your action plan automatically at selected dates and times, create a schedule trigger with these steps:

1. Go to Control → Action plans
2. Select an action plan
3. Below the Schedules panel, click the + add button
4. Enter the details of the schedule using the calendar or time and repeat interval.
   
   For more details see GUI Edit action plan Schedules