# Time Based Rules Time Based rules allows you to trigger actions when a `Date/Time` field happens to be after/before a set number of days/hour/weeks/months. For example, you can setup an Email Alert action before 2 days of the `Target Response Time` * Define Condition for Time Based Rule * Define Action for Time Based Rule --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.workdigital.io/custom-database-apps/automation-rules/time-based-rules.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.