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Turn on an automation

  • Admin and clinic owner
Included in Clinic and above4 min

Short answer

In Clinizy Care, open Workflows to see automatic reminders and messages grouped by area. Check your messaging allowance, then use the switch on a card to turn one on. You confirm before anything is sent. Press a card to see its settings, past runs and recent messages.

Before you start

  • Check how many messages you have left in your allowance.
  • Read what the automation does and when it runs.

Steps

  1. Open Workflows from the left menu.

  2. Check Messaging allowance at the top. A running automation sends real messages.

  3. Find an automation in its group, such as Patient engagement or Billing & GST. Read what it does and when it runs.

    The Workflows page: the Messaging allowance panel, then automation cards that each show a Running label and an on/off switch.
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    Tip:Each card shows messages sent, the last run and any failures.

  4. Use the switch on the card to turn the automation on.

  5. Read the message that appears, then press Turn on.

    Careful:After this, the automation sends real messages on its own schedule. Standard messaging charges apply.

  6. Press the card to open its details. You see how it works, its past runs and its recent messages.

    An automation’s detail page with the How it works steps and a Save changes button at the top right.
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  7. Change the delivery channels or timing if the details offer them, then press Save changes.

  8. Look at Run history and Recent messages. A failed message shows why it failed.

    Tip:Some failed messages also show a Retry button.

If something goes wrong

Does turning one on cost money?

Its messages use your messaging allowance, and standard messaging charges apply. Clinizy Care tells you this before you confirm.

How do I turn an automation off?

Use the same switch on the card. Turning one off needs no confirmation.

What does Run now do?

On a scheduled automation, it sends the messages to matching patients right away. You find it on the details page, and Clinizy Care asks you to confirm first.

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Last updated 23 Oct 2026By the Clinizy Care product team