Send Dynamic data to Azure Logic app based on fixed schedule

Question

I've a logic app, let's name it as 'LA1' having HTTP trigger. This logic app can accept multiple request types (see Request 1 and Request 2 below) and can call respective nested logic apps based on request fields -

Request 1 -

{

"Format":"F1",

"Time":"T1"

}

Request 2 -

{

"Format":"F2",

"Time":"T2"

}

Now I wanted the above requests to be sent to LA1 on specific time intervals. Say Request 1 to be sent to LA1 every 1 minute and Request 2 to be sent to LA1 every 2 minutes. This was accomplished successfully using Scheduler Job Collections in Azure portal where I'd create couple of schedulers to run every 1 or 2 minutes and configure Request 1 and Request 2 in them.

Now that as Microsoft has retired Scheduler Job Collections I would like to know different alternate options in hand to send dynamic data (scheduled at specific intervals) to LA1 Logic app.

I understand that creating multiple logic apps with recurrence trigger and passing different JSON is one option however I would like to avoid the same as I would end up creating too many logic apps and in case of any changes this would need a deployment of Logic apps on every environment.

I would like to have something that's configurable (one time configuration on every environment) something that was catered perfectly by Scheduler Job Collections. Any thoughts/ideas are much appreciated!

Thanks!

Answer 1

One choice is Azure Function, it has Timer Trigger binding, it uses CRON expressions to define your schedule. Further more information you could refer to this doc: Timer trigger for Azure Functions.

Also Azure provides Azure Automation and the Azure Automation supports schedule a runbook. You could use powershell to manage schedules. Further more details you could check this doc: Scheduling a runbook in Azure Automation.