# Schedule, chains and start conditions > When a routine appears for employees: time windows and intervals, chains “after another routine”, starting on an issue, manually, season and shifts. Источник: https://jecheck.io/en/docs/routines/schedule-and-chains How a routine starts is set in the builder on the **Run** tab. Schedules and chains make up the location's day plan: opening in the morning, then dining room setup, restroom cleaning every two hours during the day, closing in the evening. All times are the location's local time. ## Four ways to start - **On schedule** — in set time windows: every day, on weekdays, on days of the month, on dates or every N days. - **After another routine** — a chain: starts when the previous one is completed (or its deadline has passed). - **On issue** — starts automatically when a step in another routine is not done or out of range. - **Manually** — on an event: an assignee in the app or a manager in the dashboard clicks **Run**. ![The “Run” tab in the routine builder](/docs-media/en/routines/trigger.jpg) ## On schedule 1. **Choose how to repeat.** **Every day**, **By weekday**, **By day of month** (days of the month, comma-separated; 31 is the last day of any month), **Every N days** (and the date to count from) or **By date**. 2. **Set the time.** Two options: - **Time windows** — “from … to” intervals when the routine has to be done. There can be several windows: for example, morning 8:00–9:00 and evening 21:00–22:00. A window has a **Label** — “morning”, “lunchtime”, “evening”. A window can end on the next day (past midnight) — for night shifts. - **Every N hours** — from what time to what time, how often (from 30 minutes to 4 hours) and how many minutes to complete it. This is how you set up restroom cleaning every two hours from 10:00 to 22:00. A window is the time when the routine has to be done. It can be started 30 minutes before the window opens; after the window ends, a grace period and late completion apply (the **Control** tab, see [Deadlines, sign-off and issues](/docs/routines/control-and-issues)). > [!NOTE] > jeCheck lays out runs for today and tomorrow. Windows that have already passed today aren't created for a new or changed routine — turning a routine on in the afternoon won't produce “misses” for the morning. ## Chains: after another routine Choose **After which routine** and **When to run**: - **When the previous one is done** — the next routine starts only after the previous one is completed (or signed off); - **Either way, once its deadline has passed** — the next one starts even if the previous one failed. Then set the delay (**After … min**) and how many minutes are given to complete it. The routine starts at the same location where the previous one was done. An example of a restaurant chain: **Shift opening** → after 0 minutes **Dining room setup** → **Restroom cleaning** on schedule all day → **Shift closing**. In the library, routines are grouped by chain, and at the bottom of the builder you can see what this routine triggers next. A routine can't start itself, and a chain can't loop back into a circle — jeCheck won't let you save that. ## On issue Choose a routine in **On an issue in a routine** and, if needed, a specific step in **In which step** (or **In any step**). For example: during restroom cleaning someone marks “nothing to refill the soap with” — the “Supplies restock” routine starts automatically at that location. The run card shows which issue it was started by. ## Manually For work that happens on an event: receiving a delivery, a spill, a guest has left. Set how many minutes are given to complete it after the start. It can be started: - **in the app** — by an assignee with the “Routine execution” permission; - **in the dashboard** — with the **Run** button in the **Day plan**: choose the routine and the location, and assignees get a notification. A manager with the “Routine control” permission can start any routine off schedule this way, except those started on issue. ## Start conditions At the bottom of the **Run** tab: - **Effective from … to** — a season: for example, summer terrace care only from May to September. Empty — **All year**. - **Only if there is a shift at the location** — if nobody is on the shift schedule for that day, the run is cancelled automatically: a day off, the location is closed. Works if the company keeps a [work schedule](/docs/schedule). - **Can also be started manually** — a scheduled routine can also be started off schedule: for example, extra cleaning after a banquet. ## Frequently asked questions ### How do I set up morning, afternoon and evening routines? Create three routines — for example, “Opening”, “Dining room cleaning” and “Closing” — and give each its own window. Or link them into a chain so that the next one starts when the previous one is completed. ### I need one routine twice a day. Should I make a copy? No. Add a second window with the **Add window** button — for example, 9:00–10:00 “morning” and 18:00–19:00 “evening”. ### What if my locations have different opening hours? Window times are set in each location's local time. If locations have different hours, make a copy of the routine for some of them and change the time in it.