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Every campaign in Galantis Discount Flow has an Active dates card that controls when its discount runs. Set a start in the future and the campaign publishes as Scheduled, going live on its own at the right moment; add an end date and it winds down automatically as Ended — no midnight logins required. The card appears in step 3 of the creation wizard and on every campaign detail page, so schedules can be adjusted at any time.
The Active dates card with start date, start time, and the Set end date checkbox

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The Active dates card

  • Start date and Start time — when the discount begins applying. Defaults to now, so a freshly published campaign is live immediately unless you change it.
  • Set end date — an optional checkbox. Tick it to reveal End date and End time fields; leave it unticked and the campaign runs indefinitely until you pause, end, or archive it.
Two validation rules apply to the end:
  • The end must be after the start
  • The end cannot be in the past
If either rule is broken, an inline error appears on the end fields and the campaign can’t be saved until it’s fixed.

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Everything runs on store time

All dates and times are entered in your store’s timezone — the one configured in your Shopify settings, not your laptop’s clock or UTC. As a reminder, the store’s UTC offset is shown right next to the time inputs (for example, Start time (UTC+02:00)).
If you manage a store from another timezone, trust the offset shown next to the field. A “9:00 PM launch” means 9:00 PM where your store lives.

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How schedules map to statuses

A Scheduled campaign is a real published discount — it counts toward active-campaign limits and appears on Shopify’s Discounts page — it simply hasn’t started applying yet. An Ended campaign keeps all its analytics and can be relaunched by updating its dates and activating it again.

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Scheduling patterns

Set both a start and an end a few hours apart — for example, Friday 18:00 to Friday 23:59 store time. Publish in advance as Scheduled; the sale starts and stops on its own, with no one on call to flip switches.
For a multi-week promotion like an end-of-season sale, set the start to the season’s first day and tick Set end date for its last. Pair with the End of Season template for a ready-made flow.
Leave Set end date unticked for offers that should always be on, such as a permanent free-shipping threshold. The campaign runs until you pause or archive it.
Build and publish a campaign days ahead with a future start date. It sits safely in Scheduled — visible, reviewable, and editable — until launch time.
Schedule big promotions as far ahead as you like. Scheduled campaigns can still be edited freely — name, flow, dates, and combinations — right up until they go live.