You can set Alerts&Notifications to send an alert at a specified time and date after an instrument has been completed.

Step 1. Create a date field with mdy validation. Add the following action tag: @CALCDATE('today','3', 'd')   You can also add @HIDDEN-SURVEY


Step 2. Create a 2nd date field with mdy hh:mm validation and add the following action tag: @CALCTEXT(concat([time], ' ','20:00'))

Note:Replace "time" with your actual date field and 20:00 with your time (hh:mm) of choice. Add the @HIDDEN-SURVEY action tag.


What this does is take today's date, adds 3 days and tacks on the time (hh:mm) you specify at the end.



Step 3. Then in the alert, choose the 2nd field you created in the dropdown after “after” in Step 2 of the Alert.

More information on using calculation functions can be found on the Help & FAQ page in REDCap

For additional assistance, please contact the REDCap Support Team

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