Chapter 7 Search Attributes: Scheduling

This chapter describes how you can schedule the Robot and Import Agents in Portal server 7.1 console application. This chapter contains the following sections:

• Scheduling Robot

• Scheduling Import Agents

• Scheduling Autoclassify

Scheduling Robot

In the Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Administration console, click the Scheduling tab. By default, the Robot tab is enabled and shows the Scheduling Robot page. This page is where you set up the automatic search schedule for the robot. Use the attributes in the page to start and stop the robot at the times you specify.The table below lists the robot schedule attributes and their description.

Table 7–1 Robot Schedule Attributes

Attribute	Default Value	Description
Start Robot Time in hours and minutes	none selected	This is the time that the robot starts to search. You need to specify the robot start time to schedule. The format is hh : mm : am or pm. For example, 12 : 00 : am.
Days	none selected	Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, or Sat  Select at least one day.
Stop Robot Time in hours and minutes	none selected	If you plan to run the robot continuously, it is recommended that you stop and restart it at least once per day. This gives the robot a chance to release resources and re-initialize itself.  You need to specify the time in the format: hh : mm : am or pm. For example, 12 : 00 : am.
Days	none selected	Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, or Sat

Scheduling Import Agents

The Import Agents tab is located under the Scheduling tab. When you click the Import Agents tab, the Scheduling Import Agents page appears. This page is where you set up the schedule for running the import agents. The table below lists the database import schedule attributes and their description.

Table 7–2 Database Import Schedule Attributes

Attribute	Default Value	Description
Start Import Time in hours and minutes	none selected	Time that the import agent starts to import. You need to specify the start import time to schedule. The format is hh : mm : am or pm. For example, 12 : 00 : am.
Days	none selected	Sun -Sat  Select at least one day.

Scheduling Autoclassify

When you click the Autoclassify tab under Scheduling, the Scheduling Autoclassify page appears. This page lists the available Start Autoclassify attributes, which you can use to schedule autoclassify to start at the times you specify. The table below lists the attributes Start Autoclassify attributes and their description.

Table 7–3 Scheduling Autoclassify Attributes

Attributes	Default Value	Description
Day of the Week	None selected	You need to choose the particular day in a week to schedule autoclassify. The listed days are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Time	None selected	You need to specify the time to schedule autoclassify. The format is hh : mm : am or pm. For example, 12 : 00 : am.