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Event Schedule Criteria

To schedule workload, you must create an Event and specify schedule criteria. The server triggers the Event and runs the Application at the scheduled dates and times.

The schedule criteria for an Event generally includes a time and a frequency.

You can specify an AM or PM time (such as 3:00 PM) or a 24-hour time (such as 15:00). You can also specify a time zone (such as 8PM ETZ).

If you specify a time without a date (such as 9PM), the server schedules the Application daily at that time.

If you specify a date without a time (such as 1ST MONDAY OF MONTH), the server resolves the time to midnight (00:00:00).

Example: Trigger an Event Daily

The following schedule criteria triggers an Event at 10 a.m. every day:

Schedule 10AM DAILY

Example: Trigger an Event at Different Times During the Week

The following schedule criteria triggers an Event at two different times during the week:

Schedule 4PM WEEKDAYS
Schedule 2PM WEEKENDS

Example: Specify Exceptions to the Schedule Criteria

Suppose that you want to schedule your Event at 5 p.m. every day, except on the last workday of the month. The schedule criteria is specified as follows:

Schedule 5PM DAILY
Do not schedule 5PM LAST WORKDAY OF MONTH

Note: You should specify Do not schedule statements after the Schedule statements. The Do not schedule time must match the time used in a Schedule statement (5PM in this example).

Example: Specify Exception to the Schedule Criteria on a Specific Date

Suppose that you want to schedule your Event every day except on August 23, 2006. The schedule criteria is specified as follows:

Schedule DAILY
Do not schedule AUGUST 23, 2006

More information:

Schedule Workload