1. Orchestrator Guide for Studio Version 8 and Prior
  2. Creating a Schedule

Creating a Schedule

Create a schedule to define how often the Orchestrator should execute an orchestration. You can define a schedule using minutes, hours, days, or a Cron string. Cron is a time-based job scheduler that can be used to schedule jobs to run periodically at fixed times, dates, or intervals (for example, every Tuesday and Friday at 9:00 am).

To create a schedule:

  1. On the Orchestrator Studio Home page, click the Tools link in the upper-right corner.

  2. On the Tools page, click the Schedules icon.

    The Orchestrator Studio displays the Schedules design page.

  3. Click the New Schedule button.

  4. In the Schedules field, enter a name for the schedule. Do NOT include special characters in the name.

  5. Click the Product Code drop-down list to select a product code to associate with the schedule.

    This gives an administrator the option to manage UDO security for orchestration components by product code.

  6. In the space provided, enter a short description with a maximum of 200 characters. This description should clearly describe the frequency of the schedule so that it can be attached to notification as needed.

  7. Click the Edit Long Description button to add a long description to provide more detail about the purpose of the component.

  8. Do one of the following:

    • In the Schedule to Run section, select a number of minutes, hours, or days to define how often you want the schedule to run.

      If you select minutes, you cannot run more often than every five minutes.

    • In the Or Enter a Cron String section, enter a Cron string to define the schedule.

      Cron is a time-based job scheduler that can be used to schedule jobs to run periodically at fixed times, dates, or intervals. There are many third-party Cron expression generators available that can help you create a Cron string.

  9. Click the Save or Save As icon in the upper-right corner.

    The first time a new schedule is saved, it is saved as a "Personal" UDO. Thereafter, you can use the UDO buttons described in the User Defined Object (UDO) Features section to move the schedule to the appropriate status.