> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating Schedules

> Step-by-step guide to creating automated dbt workflows in Paradime Bolt, including configuration options and best practices.

**Paradime's Bolt Schedules** allows you to automate your dbt™ workflows either through our intuitive UI or as code using YAML configuration. Choose the method that best fits your team's workflow to create reliable, efficient data pipelines.

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  To get started, Paradime provides a set of pre-configured [**Templates**](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/templates/index) that cover common dbt™ scheduling and workflow needs. These templates can be used as-is or customized to suit your specific requirements.
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### Setup Process

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="1. Schedule Settings" href="/products/bolt/creating-schedules/schedule-settings" horizontal>
    ⚙️ Set up your schedule type (Standard, Deferred, Turbo), branch selection, and core configuration for automated dbt™ jobs.
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  <Card title="2. Command Settings" href="/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/index" horizontal>
    🔧 Configure which dbt™ commands to run (dbt run, test, seed, etc.) and how they should be executed in your schedule.
  </Card>

  <Card title="⏰ 3. Trigger Types" href="/products/bolt/creating-schedules/trigger-types" horizontal>
    Define when your schedule runs: on a time schedule, after other jobs complete, on merge events, or via API calls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="4. Notification Settings" href="/products/bolt/creating-schedules/notification-settings" horizontal>
    🔔 Set up notifications via email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams for schedule success, failures, and SLA breaches.
  </Card>

  <Card title="5. Environment Variables Overrides" href="/products/bolt/creating-schedules/schedules-environment-variables" horizontal>
    🛠️ Override your Bolt environment variable values for specific schedules
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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  The Bolt documentation primarily covers creating schedules through the Bolt UI. For teams preferring YAML-based configurations for Bolt schedules, see section [Schedules as Code](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/schedules-as-code/index).&#x20;
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## Related topics

- [Creating Schedules](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/index.md)
- [Bolt Pipelines](/products/bolt/index.md)
- [Git and repository errors](/get-help/error-list/git-and-repository-errors.md)
- [Creating Bolt Schedules](/guides/paradime-101/running-dbt-in-production-with-bolt/creating-bolt-schedules.md)
- [1. Schedule Settings](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/schedule-settings.md)