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# Starting & stopping assigned purposes
To start a purpose assigned to a user, the user must utilize the Slackbot to initiate their assigned purpose. Follow these steps:
1. Open the Slackbot and run the `/my-purposes` command. This will display a list of all purposes assigned to the user.
2. To start a purpose, click the Start button next to the relevant purpose.
3. Once the day ends, the user can manually stop the purpose by clicking the Stop button.
When a purpose is started or stopped, the associated connections will be automatically provisioned and de-provisioned accordingly.
If the “Should auto-provision daily?” option was enabled during the creation of the purpose request, the purpose will automatically start and stop based on the specified time window provided during the request setup.
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