Sometimes you need to take action in Outlook if you do not receive a message by a certain time. Auto-Mate has a special rule to handle this particular requirement.

Start by opening the Rule Manager and creating a new rule:

Then choose the following Rule Type:

Choose the folder to scan. You can also specify that it is from a particular user by configuring the From field. On the Properties tab you can also configure other properties to match:

Then choose the actions you want the rule to take if the message(s) is not found:

On the Scheduling tab you can configure the rule to execute on a particular day and time:

Save your new rule and you are good to go.