Application Scheduler settings

Use this page to create new events or modify existing events.


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Group Application

The Group Application field specifies the application associated with the scheduled event.

Select the application for which to schedule an event from the list of applications.

Property Value
Data type Text
Required Yes

Status

The Status field displays the status of the event.

The possible values of the status of the event are:

Status Description
Scheduled A scheduled event will fire at a predetermined date, time and interval. Each subsequent firing time is calculated.
Suspended A scheduled event is suspended and will not fire until its status is changed to scheduled.
Complete A scheduled event is completed.
Running A scheduled event is in the midst of firing.
Note: This status is rarely seen. It monitors the event for the very short duration that the event is firing.
Canceled A scheduled event has been canceled. The task will not fire and it cannot be resumed. It can be purged.
Invalid A scheduled event is invalid. A task can be invalid if it has been purged or if the information used to query for that task is not valid.
Note: Selecting this status results in an error message.

Initial Date

The Initial Date field specifies the date that the event is initially fired.

The date must be in the format mmm dd, yyyy, where mmm specifies the first three letters of the month. An example of a valid value is Apr 21, 2005. The value for this field must be a date and time formatted for your locale. The field will be populated by default with a date that is formatted in the locale of the client, which may be different than the locale of the machine or server.

Property Value
Required Yes

Initial Time

The Initial Time field specifies the time that the event is initially fired.

Time is based on a 12-hour clock and must be in the format hh:mm:ss meridiem time_zone, where meridiem specifies either AM or PM and time_zone specifies the three-letter abbreviation for the time zone. An example of a valid value is 10:56:11 AM CDT. The value for this field must be a date and time formatted for your locale. The field will be populated by default with a date that is formatted in the locale of the client, which may be different than the locale of the machine or server.

Property Value
Editable No
Required Yes

Next Fire Time

The Next Fire Time field specifies the time that a created or modified event is scheduled to fire.

This field is a concatenation of the Initial Date and Initial Time fields and appears only after you click OK or Apply. This field can not be edited.

Property Value
Editable No
Required Yes

Action

Use the Action field to specify whether the application is going to be stopped or started by selecting the desired event from the list.

Property Value
Required Yes

Recurrence

The Recurrence field defines when the event recurs.

If you create a recurring event, use the following parameters to specify when it recurs. This field is required for recurring events, but not for other events.

Parameter Description
Start-by-period This parameter has two fields: Value and Unit. This parameter shows the recurrence unit for the event, in minutes, hours, days, months or years (for example, 10 minutes). Together these fields determine the window of time that the Application Scheduler will attempt to fire an event if it is unable to fire at its scheduled time. Selecting this check box sets the recurrence of an event within a certain time period. For example, if the Application Scheduler resumes operation and is able to fire within the end time specified by Start-by-period it will fire the event. Otherwise, the event will not fire until its next scheduled fire time.
This schedule entry should recur as specified below Use this check box to specify whether the event uses recurrence and, if so, which interval. If the check box is selected (thus enabling recurrence), you must specify one of the following intervals:
  • Every: This scheduled entry will recur on the <value> <unit>. For example, every 1 hour.

    Use this selection if the event should recur a certain number of times, (any positive integer), every minute, hour, day, month or year.

  • On The: This scheduled entry will recur on the <WeekNumber><DayName>of every<Number>month. For example, the first Tuesday of every three months.

    Use this selection if the event should recur a during a certain day (Sunday through Saturday) of a certain week (first, second, third, fourth or last) in a month.

  • The Last Day of Every: This scheduled entry will recur on the last day of every <Number>month(s). For example, entering 2 will cause the entry to recur on the last day of every other month.

    Use this selection if the event should recur during the last day of every one or more months.