Reminder Email with workflow

Question

I have a list by the name of Effort Log
We have to submit a new entry in the list daily
I want to send reminder email if new entry is not created in the list daily before 12 PM in the afternoon.
Effort List
List Columns:-- Name , Date of filling , Project worked , Comments
Person will make entry in this list...eg.
Vij     26/2/2015    ABC project    Test Entry
If next day i.e. 27/2/2015 effort is not populated in the list of that day project etc done then on 28/2/2015 before 12 PM the mail should trigger to VIJ as a reminder to fill the effort log.
Please help me on this with the help of workflow.
Vij

Answer 1

you need to create two workflows
one to start the workflow when item created
and next one is the scheduler to run when an list item changes and then use "pause until" and "add time to date" actions.
your workflow will be loosly based on the below logic
Add a list column say a next_date to update your workflow completes sending an email, so that your workflow will be started again
set your workflow variable to next_date
then pause until date
do your workflow process
call add time to date action (newdate)
update list column next_date with updated date (newdate)
see this link for more information on actions http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj822977.aspx
hope this helps.
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