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Automate weekly timesheet reporting with Salesforce and OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Salesforce. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 18 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 11Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2TimesheetSalesforceService
  3. 3Salesforce - Get Employee DetailsSalesforceService
  4. 4MergeMergeLogic
  5. 5If New TimesheetIfLogic
  6. 6Merge Pending InfoMergeLogic
  7. 7If Submitted TimesheetIfLogic
  8. 8Merge AI SummaryMergeLogic
  9. 9Salesforce - Get Employee Details1SalesforceService
  10. 10Prepare Pending SectionCodeLogic
  11. 11Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  12. 12Prepare Submitted SectionCodeLogic
  13. 13Merge Submitted + PendingMergeLogic
  14. 14Get Timesheet Line ItemsSalesforceService
  15. 15Create Final EmailCodeLogic
  16. 16Generate HTML TableCodeLogic
  17. 17Send a messageGmailService
  18. 18OpenAI1Open AiModel

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
18, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Salesforce
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Salesforce accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 18 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.