Hi,
To trigger a rule when an activity becomes overdue, you should use a Scheduled Action instead of relying on "on-save" or "UI change" triggers. Scheduled actions run periodically. Go to Settings > Technical > Automation > Scheduled Actions and create a new scheduled action. Enter a name, set the model as 'Activity', and set how often you want it to run (e.g., every hour, daily). Specify when it should first run (Next Execution Date). You can also set the number of calls (Set -1 for unlimited calls.). Then add Python Code to Execute Your Desired Rule:
For example:
overdue_activities = env['mail.activity'].search([
('date_deadline', '<', datetime.date.today()), # Check overdue
('state', '!=', 'done')
])
for activity in overdue_activities:
# Your logic here
# For example if you want to send a message to the assigned user (if applicable)
if activity.user_id:
env['mail.message'].create({
'body': "Activity is overdue!",
'subject': 'Overdue Activity Notification',
'message_type': 'notification',
'subtype_id': env.ref('mail.mt_comment').id,
'partner_ids': [(4, activity.user_id.partner_id.id)],
'res_id': activity.id,
'model': 'mail.activity',
})
# Optionally, if you want to add a message to the related record's chatter
if activity.res_id and activity.res_model:
related_record = env[activity.res_model].browse(activity.res_id)
try:
related_record.message_post(
body="The activity is overdue.",
message_type='comment',
)
except AttributeError:
pass

Hope it helps