Calendars, Schedules, Tasks, and Triggers › Schedules

Schedules

Schedule objects configure when process or operator tasks run. Specify valid days in the schedule or by reference to previously defined Calendar objects. Schedule objects let you group, coordinate, and schedule when tasks run relative to organizational or architectural elements of an enterprise. For example:

• Applications
• Ownership
• Monitoring
• Maintenance
• Functional processes

Schedule objects specify:

• The tasks (processes and operators) to run
• The time of day when each task starts
• The repeat interval for multiple occurrences of a task
• The days when tasks start (using a calendar, by specifying explicit days, or a combination of both)
• The days when tasks are not permitted to start (using vacation calendars and by specifying excluded days)
• The time of day when each task ends

You can create a schedule with or without specifying a calendar. Processes and other tasks that run every day or on specified days do not require a calendar object. To schedule dates using calendar rules:

1. Create calendar objects.
2. Specify the calendars in schedule objects.

Calendars define rules that specify valid dates for performing tasks and closed days on which the tasks cannot run. Schedule objects associate operationally-related tasks with a calendar and specify the times when the tasks run on the valid days the calendar rules define.