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Schedule Workload

To schedule workload, you define a Date-Time/Manual Event and specify schedule criteria.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Application in the Define perspective.

   The Application appears in the workspace.

2. Right-click the Data-Time/Manual Event in the Application Events view, and select Edit from the pop-up menu.

   Note: If the Date-Time/Manual Event does not appear in the Application Events view, right-click within the Events table area, and select New Date-Time/Manual from the pop-up menu.

   The Event definition dialog opens.

3. Click Schedule in the left pane.

   The Schedule page opens in the right pane.

4. Click Add Schedule in the Specify schedule criteria section.

   A new row is added in the Specify schedule criteria table.

5. Click the ellipses (…) in the When field to build and test your schedule criteria.

   Note: If you are familiar with the scheduling terms, you can type your schedule criteria, such as 3AM, HOURLY, or 10AM DAILY, directly in the When field.

   The Schedule event dialog opens.

6. Select either the Time check box in the Time/Time Zone section and specify a time in the text box or select the Every check box in the Interval section and specify the interval in the text boxes.

   Note: If you select the Time check box, you can select a frequency from the Frequency section and make adjustments to your schedule criteria for holidays in the On holiday section. If you select the Every check box, you can specify intervals such as hourly, every 2 days, every week, and so on.

7. Click Test to test your schedule criteria.

   The Test Results text box displays the date and time of the next 10 Event executions.

8. Click OK to accept your scheduling criteria.

   The Schedule event dialog closes and the When field displays your schedule criteria.

9. (Optional) Click Add Schedule to add another schedule statement or click Add Do not schedule to specify an exception to the schedule criteria.
10. Complete the remaining fields as appropriate, and click OK.
11. Right-click the Event in the Application Events view, and select Save from the pop-up menu.

    The Event is saved if it contains no errors. The server triggers the Event and runs the Application at the scheduled dates and times.

Example: Specify Multiple Schedule Criteria

For complicated schedule criteria, you can specify multiple schedule statements.

The following schedule criteria schedules an Event at 9:15, 11:15, and 13:15 every day:

Schedule DAILY AT 09:15
Schedule DAILY AT 11:15 
Schedule DAILY AT 13:15

Note: If you enter the above statements in a single line (DAILY AT 09:15 11:15 13:15), the server schedules the Event only once, at 13:15.

Examples: Specify a Start and End Times

You can specify a start time and date, an end time and date, or both.

The following schedule criteria triggers an Event hourly starting at 2 p.m. today:

Schedule HOURLY STARTING 2PM TODAY

The following scheduling criteria stops triggering an Event on July 1, 2006:

Schedule DAILY ENDING 1JUL2006

The following schedule criteria triggers an Event at 4 p.m. daily starting on November 6, 2006 and ending at 4:01 p.m. on April 22, 2007:

Schedule 4PM DAILY STARTING NOV 6,2006 ENDING 4:01PM APR 22,2007

Example: Specify a Recurring Event

You can schedule a recurring Event for every n units of time where units can be seconds, minutes, hours, days, workdays, weekdays, weeks, months, or years.

The following scheduling criteria re-triggers an Event every five minutes:

Schedule EVERY 5 MINUTES

More information:

Date-Time/Manual Events

Event Schedule Criteria