Video content for our docs & community

[martalovescoffee]

1 day to work on some new video content for our docs & community

1. Cron Scheduling in OpenFn

• Audience: Developers, data managers, integration admins

• Goal: Explain how job scheduling works in OpenFn, making it less intimidating than raw cron expressions.

• Outline:

  • What is a cron schedule?
  • Cron syntax explained (with plain language examples: every hour, every day at midnight, every Monday at 8 AM)
  • How OpenFn uses cron for job scheduling
  • Step-by-step: setting up a schedule in OpenFn
  • Common pitfalls & troubleshooting
  • Example: Automating daily data sync from DHIS2 → Salesforce

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2. OpenFn AI Assistant

• Audience: Users exploring how AI can help them build workflows faster

• Goal: Introduce and demonstrate value of AI-powered assistance inside OpenFn.

• Outline:

  • What is the OpenFn AI Assistant?

  • How it helps: generate job expressions, debug workflows, explain errors

  • Demo scenario:

    • “Connect KoboToolbox to DHIS2” → AI suggests starter job
    • “Why is my workflow failing?” → AI explains error

  • Best practices (validate outputs, test before deploying)

  • Future roadmap (assistant learning from your org’s jobs)

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3. Sample Workflow Templates

• Audience: Beginners & implementers who want to get started quickly

• Goal: Show ready-made workflows people can copy, adapt, and run.

• Outline:

  • What are workflow templates in OpenFn?

  • Why they’re useful (faster setup, reduce errors)

  • Examples:

    • Data collection app → DHIS2 (form → tracker program)
    • DHIS2 → Salesforce (sync facilities/org units)
    • CommCare → OpenMRS (patient case creation)

  • Provide snippets or screenshots of jobs

  • Link to downloadable JSON templates

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📍 Suggested Formats

• Community posts / Docs pages (detailed walkthroughs)
• Short videos / reels (cron in 60s, AI assistant demo)

[martalovescoffee]

Content plan is here: https://app.zenhub.com/workspaces/implementation-engineering-600030af88f2bb00155d46a5/issues/zh/35

[aleksa-krolls]

hey @mtuchi if you have more content you want to work on next sprint, then please create a sub issue and let @martalovescoffee know. I'm happy for more content to be prioritized over Airtel adaptor (sounds like Laura ran into some roadblocks).

Also... pls share any content links with Justine when done so she can share further on socials!