Cadence
A shared interval and period-key convention selected by recurring work.
Source table: Cadence in Core Record Types (schema:Schedule). A Cadence is a catalog entry for how often something repeats and how its period is keyed.
Rules and relationships
Keep Key stable once another base uses it: consumers copy it into selects and automations match on it. Repeat Frequency stores an ISO 8601 duration; Period Hours is an approximation for comparison. By Day qualifies daily schedules. Period Key Format defines the key pattern of a period. BDS Cadence names the shared cadence term. The catalog does not run a scheduler or choose recipients; a consumer may implement only some of these fields.
Lifecycle and checks
Lifecycle Status is Draft, Active or Archived and controls whether the cadence can still be chosen. No formula checks the cadence.
Source fields
Names, types, options and links are those configured in Core Record Types. The meaning is the first line of each field description in Airtable. Options describe configuration; they do not prove a rule is enforced elsewhere.
Recorded values
| Field | Type | Meaning | Options, link or calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Stores the name people pick when they choose how often something repeats. | Entered value. |
| Key | Text | Stores the stable value that other bases copy into their select and that automations match on. | Entered value. |
| Repeat Frequency | Text | Stores the length of one period as an ISO 8601 duration. | Entered value. |
| Period Hours | Number | Stores the nominal length of one period in hours, for comparisons across cadences. | Entered value. |
| By Day | Multiple select | Stores the days of the week the cadence applies on, when it does not apply every day. | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
| Period Key Format | Text | Stores the date pattern that writes the period key of any date inside a period. | Entered value. |
| BDS Cadence | Single select | Stores which shared cadence term this interval realizes. | Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual, On Demand |
| Description | Long text | Explains when to pick this cadence and how its period is counted. | Entered value. |
| Lifecycle Status | Single select | Stores whether this cadence can still be chosen. | Draft, Active, Archived |
Links
| Field | Type | Meaning | Options, link or calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tags | Linked records | Links optional labels from the shared Core Tags catalog. | → Tag · several records |
Example (fictitious)
A “Weekly” cadence has Key weekly, Repeat Frequency P1W, Period Hours 168 and a week-based Period Key Format. A KPI target that repeats weekly links its mirror.
Use by other systems
Sync direction and the source view are confirmed only where the note says so; see Architecture and ownership.
| System | Local table | Note |
|---|---|---|
| KPIs & OKRs | Cadence (mirror) | — |