# Prompting a survey only on days 1-7 of every month

**URL:** <https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompting-a-survey-only-on-days-1-7-of-every-month/1592>\
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**Created:** [May 17, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompting-a-survey-only-on-days-1-7-of-every-month/1592 "2026-05-17T18:35:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompting-a-survey-only-on-days-1-7-of-every-month/1592/1 "2026-05-17T18:35:23Z")

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Hi! I would like to set up a survey/activity so that participants receive notifications only during the first week of each month, for example daily from day 1 to day 7 of every month. What would be the best setup for this?

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**Author:** ![zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/aeb1de/32.png) [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompting-a-survey-only-on-days-1-7-of-every-month/1592/2 "2026-05-17T18:59:53Z")

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Hi Davita,

Yes, this is possible in Avicenna. You can configure your survey so that participants only receive it (and the notifications) on the **1st to 7th day of every month**.

Here is how to set it up:

### 1. Create the activity

1. In the Researcher Dashboard, create your survey/activity as usual.

### 2. Add Time Triggering Logics for days 1–7

You will create **7 Time Triggering Logics (Time TLs)**, one for each calendar day (1st, 2nd, …, 7th), all repeating **monthly**.

1. Open the activity and go to the **Triggering Logics** tab.
2. Click **Add Triggering Logic → Time** to create the first Time TL.
3. Configure it as follows:

- **Time Format** : `Absolute`
- **First Trigger** : pick the next **1st of a month** at your desired time (for example, `2026‑06‑01 09:00:00` in your study’s timezone).
- **Repetition** : set to **Monthly** , every `1` month.
- **End Repetition** : choose how long you want this to run (for example, until a specific end date or “after X months”).

1. Save this Time TL.

Now duplicate it for days 2–7:

1. Use the **Duplicate** button on that Time TL **6 times**.
2. For each copy, edit only the **First Trigger date** so the **day of month** matches the day you want:

- TL 2 → 2nd of the month (e.g., `2026‑06‑02 09:00:00`)
- TL 3 → 3rd of the month
- …
- TL 7 → 7th of the month

1. Keep **Repetition = Monthly, every 1 month** and the same end condition for each.

After this, the activity will have 7 monthly schedules, one for each day 1–7 of every calendar month.

### 3. Attach notifications to those sessions

1. In the same activity, go to the **Notification Templates** section.
2. Create a new **Activity Notification Template** :

- **Recipients** : `Participant`
- **Notify On** : `Session Released`
- **Offset** : `0` (so the notification is sent as soon as the session is released)
- Select the desired **mediums** (in‑app, email, SMS).

1. Save the template and ensure it is **linked to this activity**.

Because the activity sessions are only created on days 1–7 of each month, participants will only receive notifications (and see the survey) on those days.

You can test the schedule with a sample participant before your study starts.

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**Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompting-a-survey-only-on-days-1-7-of-every-month/1592/3 "2026-09-19T08:55:33Z")

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Thanks for the detailed explanation. This makes the monthly 1st–7th scheduling process clear and easy to follow.