Schedule a Data Extension Entry Source

To define how often Marketing Cloud Engagement Journey Builder admits contacts from a data extension entry source, set a schedule. You can schedule how often you want to check the data extension for updates, from hourly to yearly. You can also select how long you want the entry source schedule to run for some entry events. After you configure a data extension entry source, a schedule tile appears.

If the automation regularly modifies or updates the data extension that you selected, you can use the Automation schedule type. The journey admits eligible contacts when the automation runs.

Note Single Send Journeys don't support Recurring and Automation.

Note Schedule dates must fall between 1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM and 6/6/2079 11:59:59 PM.

1. Click Schedule.
2. To determine when and how often the journey admits contacts, select a schedule type.
3. Click Select.
4. Select when contacts from the data extension enter the journey. As asterisk in the time zone menu indicates if daylight saving time is observed.
   • When you select Run Once, Journey Builder evaluates contacts on activation or at the specified date and time.
   • When you select Recurring, enter a start date when contacts enter the journey, how frequently contacts are evaluated for admission, and how many times they're evaluated.
   • When you select Automation, the journey evaluates contact records when your selected automation completes.
   

   Note When a file drop automation updates the source data extension, all records in the source data extension gets evaluated each time.
5. If the contacts enter on a repeating basis, select the recordset that Journey Builder evaluates each time the schedule repeats.
6. Click Summary.
7. Click Done.