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Sometimes you want to start an automation right away instead of waiting for its trigger. From an automation, click Run now to open the run dialog. This works on any automation — list-based, scheduled, or manual.

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Ways to Run

The first option depends on whether the automation is tied to a list:
  • Run for a list (manual triggers) — a manual automation isn’t tied to a list, so you pick a Planning Center list in the dialog. We’ll fetch everyone currently in it and run the automation for them. Click Run for this list to start.
  • Run for current list members (list-based and scheduled triggers) — fetches everyone currently on the automation’s own Planning Center list and runs the automation for them. Because this can affect everyone on the list, you’ll be asked to confirm first.
And, for any automation:
  • Run for specific people — search for and select one or more people, then run the automation just for them.
Anyone you run manually goes through all of the automation’s steps, exactly as they would on a normal trigger.

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Respecting Allow Repeat

Manual runs still respect the automation’s Allow Repeat setting:
  • If repeats are off, anyone who has already completed the automation won’t be started again — only people who haven’t been through it (and aren’t currently in progress) will run.
  • If repeats are on, people are re-enrolled.
This means running manually is safe even if some people have already been through the flow.
You can run an automation manually even while it’s disabled. We’ll let you know it won’t fire on its trigger until you enable it, but you can still run it for the people you choose.