# Recurring task with end date

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/recurring-task-with-end-date/3841>\
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**Created:** [January 23, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/recurring-task-with-end-date/3841 "2023-01-23T15:46:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![T\_A](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/t_a/32/1619_2.png) [@T\_A](https://community.fibery.io/u/T_A)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/recurring-task-with-end-date/3841/1 "2023-01-23T15:46:39Z")

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I have a question about recurring tasks. we are trying to set up an automation that creates a recurring task, in our case monthly, to track the progress of a project after our services are completed (anywhere from 6 - 18 months). We need to have the automation only work up to a specific end date. Ideally, this would just be an “On Schedule” automation with an end date. is there some way to do this purely with automations?

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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:** [January 23, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/recurring-task-with-end-date/3841/2 "2023-01-23T15:59:25Z")

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Unfortunately, it’s not currently possible to set an end date for an automation that runs on a schedule.

You could possibly achieve something similar by using a formula field to trigger an automation instead.  
For example, a formula field that calculates whether a month has elapsed since the date of a Task, and an automation to run when this field becomes true, which creates another Task with a new date.

You can add a filter in the automation to only run if the Task’s date is less than a specific deadline (which would need to be one month before the last allowable date for a new Task).