What does “Manage loop trigger” do and how to use it?
Mastering Automation Control: Understanding and Using 'Manage Loop Trigger’.
“Manage loop trigger” is a feature that allows you to control how long and how often an automation runs. It’s like having a “TaskMagician” that appears and disappears when you tell it to, works the amount you tell it to, and does the work you tell it to.
To find this option, you first need to go to any automation you like.
After you’ve gone to that automation, you’ll see the button on top to the right.
In the “Manage loop trigger,” you’ll see three options:
- “Manage Trigger settings”: Here you can tell the app what time you want it to work for you. For example, if you want an automation to run every day at 9:00 am, you can set that up here.
- “Manage Loop Settings”: Here you can tell the app how much you want it to work for you. For example, if you want an automation to loop 10 times you can set that up here.
- “Manage Google Sheets” here you can tell the app what data you want to work on. For example, if you have a Google Sheet with specific data from a competitor and you want to send an Instagram message to their followers, here is where you’ll put that information.
Let’s first see the “Manage Trigger settings.”
In the “Manage Trigger settings” option, you can choose when you want an automation to run. You can select specific times like each hour, every other hour, each day, every other day, or each week. You can even choose the time zone you want this automation to run in! This feature gives you complete control over your workflow.
In the “Manage Loop Settings” option, you can set the number of times you want a task to be done, let's say send a message. You can choose to send the message to 10 users at a time, 20 users at a time, 30 users at a time, or any other number you prefer. This feature gives you complete control over how many times your automations run and how many users they target.
First need to assign a starting row. In this case, it is row number 3 because that’s where the first username starts.
Next, you need to choose how many users you want to message at a time. In this example, we just want to message 10 users, so we choose 10 rows. If you want to message 20 users, you should modify it to 20 rows.
And last but not least, the “Manage Google Sheet” option. This option allows you to change the sheet that you want to work on. For example, if you want to change the users that you want to message, you can go to this option and select a different sheet that has the usernames that you want to target.
To change the sheet that you want to work on, you just need to choose the new sheet that you want. This will update the users. Remember to use the same header so the automation works properly. In this example, it’s “Username,” so make sure this new sheet has the same variable in the first row.
If you don’t have a Google account connected, you’ll see the following green notice: “To connect by pasting the URL you must share the sheet with automations@taskmagic.com.” It is super important that we share this sheet with this email; otherwise, the automation won’t work.
That’s it! You’ve learned how to use the “Manage loop trigger feature”. This feature allows you to control how long and how often an automation runs, as well as what data you want to work on. You can use this feature to automate repetitive tasks in minutes, without writing any code. You can also customize and tweak the settings for your specific needs.