# 📅 Day 5 — Automation, Error Handling, and Final Polish

## 🎯 Goal
Convert the manual workflow into a **fully automated, production-ready system**.

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## 🧩 Tasks

### 1. Schedule for Automation
- Replace the Manual Trigger with a **Cron Node**.
- Example schedule: Run daily at 3 AM.
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### 2. Implement Error Handling
- Create a separate **Error Workflow**.
- Add a **Start on Error** trigger.
- Connect it to a **Slack/Email Node**:
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### 3. Clean Up and Document
- Rename all nodes descriptively:
- `Fetch Shopify Orders`
- `Analyze Sentiment in Python`
- `Send Daily Slack Report`
- Add **comments** inside your Python code.
- Use **Sticky Notes** in n8n to explain logic visually.

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### 4. Final Test
- Deactivate → Review → Activate.
- Monitor the first scheduled run end-to-end.
- Validate data accuracy and notification triggers.

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## ✅ Deliverable
A **fully automated**, **scheduled**, and **monitored** workflow that:
- Runs daily at a fixed time.
- Generates and distributes reports.
- Sends alerts for anomalies.
- Notifies the team on failure.