Selecting a Pattern

You can use the Select Pattern screen to create a cron pattern for your scheduled job. For more information about scheduled jobs, see Scheduler.

Note Note

If you already entered a pattern in the Pattern field and do not want to overwrite it, click Cancel on the Select Pattern screen.

End of the note.

Procedure

When you are creating or editing a scheduled job, you can select a pattern by doing the following:

Click the ... button next to the Pattern field.

The Select Pattern screen appears.
If you want to set the pattern in seconds, do the following:
1. Select the Seconds tab page.
2. Under the Run Job heading, select whether you want to run the job every hour or every hour within a range of hours.
3. To set how often you want to run the job, select a value for the Every x Second field.
4. Select the checkboxes next to the days you want to run the job.
5. Click OK.
If you want to set the pattern in minutes, do the following:
1. Select the Hourly tab page.
2. Under the Run Job heading, select whether you want to run the job every hour, every few hours, or every hour within a range of hours.
3. To set how often you want to run the job, select the appropriate radio button in the Run Within the Hour section and select the appropriate minute values.
4. Select the checkboxes next to the days you want to run the job.
5. Click OK.
If you want to set a daily pattern, do the following:
1. Select the Daily tab page.
2. In the Run Job At field, enter the time of day (HH:mm:ss) you want to run the job.
3. To set how many days a week you want to run the job, select the appropriate radio button.
  
  If you select On Selected Days, select the days of the week you want to run the job.
4. Click OK.
If you want to set a monthly pattern, do the following:
1. Select the Monthly tab page.
2. In the Run Job At field, enter the time of day you want to run the job.
3. In the Run On section, select a specific date in the month or choose a pattern from the dropdowns next to the second radio button.
4. Select the checkboxes next to the months you want to run the job.
5. Click OK.