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Scheduling an Oracle BI Delivers iBot

Use the Schedule tab to determine when the iBot runs, how often it runs, and when to discontinue running it.

iBots can execute based on a specified schedule. You can define a starting date and time for the iBot, a recurrence schedule, and an ending date.

You can also create a nonscheduled iBot. This is useful when you want to create an iBot that runs only as part of an iBot chain, or an iBot that is initiated by an external process.

For an overview of Oracle BI Delivers, see Overview of Oracle BI Delivers.

To create an iBot with no schedule

• Click the Set schedule option to remove the check mark.

To start the iBot now

1. Click the Set schedule option to show the check mark.
2. Click the Start Immediately radio button.
3. Click the Save this iBot button.

To start the iBot at a specified date and time

1. Enter the date in the Start Date box (or click the calendar icon to select a date).

   Acceptable date format options are:

   • For any locale:
     • yyyy-mm-dd
   • For a specific locale:
     • mm-dd-yy or mm/dd/yy (e.g. when the locale is set to US)
     • dd-mm-yy and dd/mm/yy (e.g. when the locale is set to UK)
2. (Optional) Enter a starting time.
3. (Optional) Select the time zone to determine when the iBot starts.

   NOTE:  The dates and times you specify are determined by the time zone you select in the Set Time Zone field. The location (time zone) of the machine where the Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler is located is not relevant.

To execute the iBot multiple times within a day

1. Click the Repeat every check box.
2. Enter the interval between executions (in minutes), and the time to stop the repetition.
3. In the Recurrence section, click the Daily radio button, and specify Every 1 day(s).

To execute the iBot one time only

• Click the Once option Run once (or on one day if repeating).

  This is the default option.

  If the iBot has already run, this option enables you to specify that the iBot will only run once more on the specified time or day.

To execute the iBot on a daily schedule

• Click the Daily option and specify the daily interval, such as every 3 days.

To execute the iBot on a weekly schedule

1. Click the Weekly option and specify the weekly interval, such as every 1 week.
2. Select the days of the week when the iBot should run, such as Monday through Friday.

To execute the iBot on a monthly schedule

1. Click the Monthly option and specify either the day of the month or the day occurrence, such as the first Tuesday.
2. Select the desired months.

To select an ending date

• Click the End by option and enter a date, or select a date from the calendar.

  By default, no ending date is specified.