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# Build your first digital organization in Duaer

In Duaer, start from an empty canvas, add a trigger and Edit Fields, run once, and confirm the output shows the current time.
## Create one

1. Sign in to Duaer.
2. Create a blank digital organization from the list.
3. Start from scratch. Skip templates for this pass.

## Add a trigger

1. Choose add first step.
2. Search for Manual and add the manual trigger. Switch it to Schedule later if it should run on a clock.
3. Close the node and return to the canvas.

## Write one field with an expression

1. From the manual trigger connector, add Edit Fields.
2. Add a string field named checkedAt.
3. Switch the value to an expression and enter {{ $now.toISO() }}.
4. Execute that step. The output should include checkedAt set to the current time.

An expression in Duaer reads existing data or the current time. Refer to [Transform data with expressions in Duaer](/code/expressions.md).

## Run the whole canvas and save

1. Back on the canvas, execute the digital organization.
2. After both nodes succeed, save.
3. Publish when it should run without you. Until then it runs only when you execute it on the canvas.
## Questions

### Does the first Duaer digital organization need an outside account?

No. A manual trigger plus Edit Fields is enough. Add a credential on a later node.