When to Use
- Daily/weekly reports and analytics
- Scheduled email campaigns and notifications
- Data cleanup and maintenance tasks
- Background data processing and syncing
What They Do
- Run on fixed schedules (cron-like)
- Execute delayed tasks after events
- Process queued work items
- Maintain system health and data integrity
How Task Functions Work
- Schedule triggers at specified intervals (cron expressions or rate limits)
- Task function executes without user interaction
- Background work runs (emails, reports, cleanup, data processing)
- Task completes and returns execution summary
Task Function Examples
- Abandoned Cart Recovery
- Daily Sales Report
- Data Cleanup
Send emails to users who left items in their cart:Schedule Trigger:
What Ollie Hub adds:
Cron Expression
π See Hub Enhancements
π See Hub Enhancements
Enhanced Response
- β Intelligent cart discovery with time-based filtering
- β Personalized email content with user data
- β Duplicate email prevention system
- β Revenue impact tracking and analytics
- β Performance metrics and optimization data
- β Detailed error handling and reporting
- β Multi-stage recovery email campaigns
Best Practices
Keep Tasks Idempotent
Design tasks to handle being run multiple times safely. Check for existing work before processing.
Process in Batches
For large datasets, process items in small batches to avoid timeouts and memory issues.
Monitor and Alert
Set up monitoring for task failures and send notifications when critical tasks fail.
Handle Failures Gracefully
Implement retry logic with exponential backoff. Store failed items for manual review.
Next Steps
Best Practices
Task patterns, error handling, and scheduling tips
Request Functions
Learn to handle user requests and API calls
Response Functions
Customize responses with analytics and enhancements
Pro Tip: Task functions can trigger Request functions to process data, and Response functions can enhance the results. They work great together! Check out our Best Practices guide for implementation patterns.