# Create Automated Appointment Reminders

Automating appointment reminders is a simple process, but requires a couple items before building:

* Encounter type(s) that will be associated with the reminders
* Message template to be sent as the reminder (which includes a reference to the Encounter date/time fields)

Once you have these created, navigate to "Automations" from the vertical menu bar in Designer, and Click on "+New" in the upper right corner.

Enter or make the following selections:

* Automation Title
* Automation Label (if desired)
* Trigger Type: Scheduled
* Set relative time you want the reminder to be sent (ie, 1hr before)
* Choose the particular Encounter template you want to send these for, if only one. If no Encounter type is selected the automation will trigger for **all** Encounter types

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