Data-Analytics/Day_005_Automation_and_Final_Polish.md

📅 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. 0 3 * * *

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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: The Daily Sales Analysis workflow failed. Please check the logs.

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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.