Example of creating a simple scheduled trigger

Consider a simple example where we have to display a "good morning" message on screen every day in the morning at 8 AM. This situation is related to time so we need to use a schedule trigger. This is the type of trigger we will look at later in this chapter. Let's start creating a function with the schedule trigger first:

1. Log in to the Azure Portal.

 

2. Click on the top left + icon | Compute | Function App:

3. Once we click on Function App, the next screen will appear, where we have to provide a unique function App name, Subscription, Resource Group, Hosting Plan, Location, Storage, and then click on the Create button:

4. Once we click on the Create button, Azure will start to deploy this function. Once this function is deployed, it will be seen in Notifications, as shown in the following screenshot:

5. Click on Notifications and check the Functions details and add the trigger:

6. To add a trigger in this function, click on the + icon next to Functions and then...