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Submission reminders before deadlines

Purpose

1.1. Notify Anganwadi workers and supervisors ahead of deadlines for monthly, quarterly, or ad hoc reporting/compliance submissions.
1.2. Reduce instances of late or missed reports impacting government compliance, funding, or community programs.
1.3. Enable automated, channel-specific reminders for both digital and non-digital users in rural and urban contexts.
1.4. Integrate with government report management, attendance, nutrition log, and regulatory portals.
1.5. Support language/localization for Indian states and various message formats (SMS, email, IVR, push notifications).
1.6. Log reminders and responses for audit trails and supervisor escalation.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Submission due date approaching (1/3/5/7 days before deadline).
2.2. Status of required report still “pending” or “incomplete” in the source system.
2.3. Scheduled frequency—e.g., every month’s 27th day or as per state-specific requirements.
2.4. Manual trigger by supervisors for ad hoc reminders.
2.5. Data received from API, spreadsheet, SMS report, or centralized compliance platform.

Platform Variants


3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: SMS API “Create Message”, set `to`, `from`, and dynamic template for each recipient.
• Sample: POST to `/Messages` endpoint with message body, schedule as needed.

3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: "Send Email" API, configure dynamic templates, recipient list, and scheduling.
• Sample: API call to `/mail/send` using reminder content per user.

3.3. WhatsApp Cloud API (Meta)
• Feature/Setting: Template message API, set recipient, language, and placeholders for deadline.
• Sample: POST to `/v15.0//messages`.

3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: “chat.scheduleMessage” API, select channel or user, set post_at to future reminder time.
• Sample: POST with scheduled_ts parameter.

3.5. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Graph API “Send chatMessage”, configure teams user/chat, set reminder text.
• Sample: API POST to `/chats/{id}/messages`.

3.6. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Events API, create events with email/SMS reminders for user/group.
• Sample: POST `reminders.overrides`.

3.7. Outlook/Exchange Online
• Feature/Setting: Calendar events with notification—Graph API `event.post` and set reminders.
• Sample: POST to `/users/{id}/calendar/events`.

3.8. Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
• Feature/Setting: Send push notification to registered devices using topic "reminders".
• Sample: POST to `/fcm/send` with deadline payload.

3.9. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Send scheduled email reminder via API with built-in sending time.
• Sample: POST to `/messages` with "o:deliverytime".

3.10. Zoho CRM
• Feature/Setting: Workflow rules “Send Notification”, set criteria as due date approaching.
• Sample: Configure workflow with schedule based on due date field.

3.11. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Apps Script triggers that scan due dates and send batch emails or SMS.
• Sample: Time-driven trigger in Apps Script.

3.12. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Card due-date reminder using Butler automation with scheduled notification.
• Sample: Configure rule: "2 days before due date, send reminder".

3.13. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Custom rule “Approaching deadline”, trigger email/SMS.
• Sample: Trigger: “Due in 3 days”.

3.14. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Automation rule “Awaiting submission—remind assignee”.
• Sample: IF status=pending AND due<3 days.

3.15. SAP SuccessFactors
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflow “Reminder Notification” before compliance deadline.
• Sample: Create scheduled job for compliance form.

3.16. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Process Builder/Flow, time-based workflow on “DeadlineDate__c”.
• Sample: Trigger email/SMS when field < X days.

3.17. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Scripted automations on “Due Date” column, send email/SMS.
• Sample: Airtable automation scheduled for due records.

3.18. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow “Send internal email”, configure enrollment trigger as deadline close.
• Sample: Create workflow with time-based action.

3.19. Pabbly Connect
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflows for reminders via SMS/email/WhatsApp APIs.
• Sample: Date filter → Action → Notification module.

3.20. Moodle
• Feature/Setting: Event monitor rules for assignment deadline reminders.
• Sample: Configure rule: “Assignment due in 2 days → notify”.

3.21. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled action “Send Email Reminder” from due submissions module.
• Sample: Automate email reminder for “Submission pending”.

3.22. Redmine
• Feature/Setting: Reminder plugin, schedule on due date field.
• Sample: Configure for “pending issues.”

3.23. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Supervisor rules “Time before due—send message to agent.”
• Sample: Custom rule 3 days before deadline.

3.24. Zoho Creator
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflows, send notification/email/SMS to field agent.
• Sample: Date-based workflow on submission form.

Benefits

4.1. Reduce missed regulatory deadlines, ensuring better compliance and funding flow.
4.2. Reduce manual time spent sending reminders and auditing completion.
4.3. Provide clear escalation paths with audit logs for supervisors and authorities.
4.4. Support multiple languages and rural/urban device/channel diversity.
4.5. Improve accountability and data quality in community childcare operations.

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