The solution in this case, was to build an initialization workflow that on item creation would wait for a specific value, then perform an update.

built-in system-created ID field that is used on each and every list and library within SharePoint to compare the value of the current item on the list

built-in system-created ID field that is used on each and every list and library within SharePoint to compare the value of the current item on the list

Dessie Lunsford
Points-of-Sharing 
In the last article, we built our "Auto ID Master" list that will contain our auto-incrementing number, and our "Project Library" where we’ll be uploading project documents that will have the workflow applied.
This time, we’re going to start building out our workflow that will increment our “Next Number Available” [...]

we now have enough information to move on to SharePoint Designer and build out the workflow to automatically increment the “Next Number Available” field

In SharePoint terms, “Out of the box” refers to the functionality of what the platform can give you using all of its Built-in tools (note the term “Built-in”).

In this article, we’re going to look at how to fire off an SPD workflow at a specific time of day for a fixed number of days.

In this article, we’re going to look at how to fire off an SPD workflow at a specific time of day for a fixed number of days.

In this article, we’re going to look at how to fire off an SPD workflow at a specific time of day for a fixed number of days.

In this article, we’re going to look at how to fire off an SPD workflow at a specific time of day for a fixed number of days.