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Schedule a Scanning Job

Each scanning job must have a schedule defined before it can run. This allows the job to run repeatedly at regular intervals (although you can override the schedule and run a job immediately, if required).

You typically set up a scan schedule immediately after creating a new job, though you can do so at a later time. In all cases, you define the schedule in the Schedule FSA Job dialog:

1. Log on to the Administration console host machine, as the FSA job setup user.
2. In the Administration console, expand the File Scanning Agents branch. You can either:
   • Define a schedule for a new job. Create a new job. After you click Finish in the final wizard screen, CA DLP asks you if want to create a job schedule; choose Yes.
   • Create or modify a schedule for an existing job. Scanning jobs are listed in the right-hand pane of the FSA screen. Right-click the job you want and choose Schedule.
3. In the resulting Schedule FSA Job dialog, go to the Task tab and edit the job schedule as required.
   • Run and Start In: These fields are set automatically; you do not need to edit these fields.
   • Run As: You do need to edit the Run As field. This defaults to your Windows logon account. Typically, you want the job to run as the FSA Run As user or an account with equivalent permissions on the machine you want to scan. But see the Important in Choosing the Run As user!
4. Still in the Schedule FSA Job dialog, edit the remaining tabs as required:
   • Schedule tab: Specify when and how often the scanning job runs.
   • Settings tab: This tab includes optional settings to further configure when the scanning job runs. For example, you stop the job if it overruns, or you can set it to only run if the target computer is idle.

More information:

FSA Job Setup User

Define a New Job

FSA Run As User

Choosing the Run As User