Schedule Information

The Schedule Information page of the Edit Task dialog box lets you specify the task's schedule information.

Field

Description

Hourly

Click Hourly if you want to schedule the Dataload task on an hourly basis.

Note: Hourly schedule is currently supported only for the Dataload task.

To schedule the task every hour, select Every 1 hour(s). To skip hours, select Every 2 hour(s), Every 3 hour(s), and so on, up to the number of hours you want to skip.

Daily

Click Daily if you want the task scheduled on a daily basis.

To schedule the task every day, select Every 1 day(s). To skip days, select Every 2 day(s), Every 3 day(s), and so on, up to the number of days you want to skip.

To schedule the task only on weekdays, select Every Week Day.

Weekly

Click Weekly if you want the task scheduled on a weekly basis.

The Every 1 week(s) on field is read-only. If you select a Weekly schedule, the task is scheduled every week. You cannot skip weeks.

Make sure boxes are checked for the days of the week (Sunday through Saturday) you want to schedule the task. You can check multiple boxes.

Monthly

Click Monthly if you want the task scheduled on a monthly basis.

Select the day of the month to schedule the task (1 to 31 or "Last Day").

To schedule the task every month, select Day n of Every 1 month(s).

To skip months, select Day n of Every 2 month(s), Day n of Every 3 month(s), and so on, up to the number of months you want to skip.

Start Date

Select the date on which the task is scheduled to start. Use the following date format:

MM/DD/YYYY

End Date

Select the date on which the task is scheduled to end.

Time of Day to Run Task

Select the time on which you want the task to run.

Task Waiting Time

Select the maximum number of hours the task can be queued and waiting for other tasks or report packages to complete before starting. If the task does not start before the Task Waiting Time is reached, it times out and never starts. If you select Unlimited (the default), it means the task will not time out when it is queued and waiting to run.