Scheduling job sequences
You can configure your job sequences to run on a schedule. For example every 12 hours, or everyday at 9AM. Job sequences are scheduled upon creation using the schedule and cronExpression parameters.
Here's an example request body payload to create a job sequence, where the job sequence is scheduled to run every 12 hours:
{
"tenantId": "100",
"flowName": "ExampleJobSequence",
"flowId": "ExampleJobSequence",
"description": "This is an example job sequence. Note the cronExpression.",
"active": true,
"jobs": [
{
"jobId": "CXU_JOB_1604904383636",
"id": "Ingest job",
"type": "INGEST",
"depends": [
]
},
{
"jobId": "Dw",
"id": "Data warehouse job",
"type": "DW",
"depends": [
"Ingest job"
]
}
],
"schedule": {
"cronExpression": "0 0 0/12 1/1 * ? *"
}
}
Note the date and time for the job sequence schedule is expressed using the cronExpression parameter as a Cron Expression.
About the schedule parameter
The following table provides more information about the parameters contained within the schedule object.
|
Name |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
cronExpression
|
string |
Date and time for the job sequence to run, expressed as a Cron Expression. You can build your Cron Expression using tools such as CronMaker and FreeFormatter. For example:
|
Using Cron Expressions
Cron Expressions are a date/time format. You can build your Cron Expression using tools such as FreeFormatter and CronMaker.
Examples
Schedule a job sequence to run every 12 hours:
"schedule": {
"cronExpression": "0 0 0/12 1/1 * ? *"
}
Schedule a job sequence to run daily at 9AM:
"schedule": {
"cronExpression": "0 0 9 1/1 * ? *"
}
Schedule a job sequence to run every Monday at noon:
"schedule": {
"cronExpression": "0 0 12 ? * MON"
}