How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission?

  • oakhillsdocs
    Asked on March 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM

    We need to send out a yearly reminder for a submitted form. It will remind us to bill this person their yearly dues. How do i set it up to bill every year moving forward from the submitted date?

  • Jerlan JotForm Support
    Replied on March 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM

    Hi oakhillsdocs,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. Let me show you how to set it up:

    1.  In Form Builder, click on the Add Element menu on the left side of the page.

    2. Under the Basic tab, scroll down the list and choose the Date Picker field.

    3. Click on the field and edit the field label to 365.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 1 Screenshot 90

    4. Next is to set up a Condition. In Form Builder, in the orange navigation bar at the top of the screen, click on Settings.

    5. Click on Conditions on the left side of the screen.

    6. Under Conditions, click on Add Condition and select Update/Calculate Field.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 2 Screenshot 101 7. Set up the condition as shown in the screenshot below and click on Save at the bottom of the page.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 3 Screenshot 1128. While in Form Builder, click on the Add Element menu on the left side of the page.

    9. Under the Widget tab, scroll down the list and choose the Form Calculation.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 4 Screenshot 123 10. Set up the calculation as shown in the screenshot below and click on Save at the bottom of the page.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 5 Screenshot 134Next is to create a notification that you want to send on after a year. Let me walk you through it:

    1. In Form Builder, in the orange navigation bar at the top of the page, click on Settings.

    2. Click on Email in the menu on the left side of the page.

    3. Click on Add email and select notification email.

    4. Customize the email the way you want it and click on Save at the bottom of the page, and you’re done.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 6 Screenshot 145 5. Now, let's a condition. While on the email tab, click on Conditions in the menu on the left side of the page.

    6. Under Conditions, click on Add Condition and select Change email recipient.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 7 Screenshot 156 7. Set up the condition as shown in the screenshot below and click on Save at the bottom of the page.

    How can I set up an email reminder to send out yearly(every year reminder) of a submission? Image 8 Screenshot 167If you want to do it yearly, you need to redo the steps for year 2, 3, 4, 5 & so on.

    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.