# Automation rule based on date field

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/automation-rule-based-on-date-field/3559>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Tags:** automations\
**Created:** [November 20, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/automation-rule-based-on-date-field/3559 "2022-11-20T04:04:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![X\_Yuan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/x_yuan/32/5739_2.png) [@X\_Yuan](https://community.fibery.io/u/X_Yuan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/automation-rule-based-on-date-field/3559/1 "2022-11-20T04:04:00Z")

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Is there any way to auto update task State to “overdue” once the Date field value past today? I don’t see any trigger to monitor the date value in the field (not actual time schedule, which is possible).

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**Author:** ![Oshyan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/oshyan/32/11431_2.png) [@Oshyan](https://community.fibery.io/u/Oshyan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/automation-rule-based-on-date-field/3559/2 "2022-11-20T04:19:02Z")

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I think for such things you just have to run a check on a schedule. Is that not an option in your case?

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**Author:** ![X\_Yuan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/x_yuan/32/5739_2.png) [@X\_Yuan](https://community.fibery.io/u/X_Yuan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/automation-rule-based-on-date-field/3559/3 "2022-11-20T05:03:09Z")

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I didn’t think about that! Thanks for the quick response!

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/automation-rule-based-on-date-field/3559/4 "2022-11-20T09:01:31Z")

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Or you can create a formula field that calculates if the date has been reached e.g. Date ≥ Today()  
and then use an automation that triggers when this field becomes true.