The Schedule Job activity is a starter
activity that creates an instance of an orchestration at the specified
date and time.
Use this task to add a Schedule Job activity
to an orchestration.
Procedure
- Create or open an orchestration. A graphical representation of the orchestration is displayed.
- Select the Activity tab and expand
the Utilities folder.
- Drag a Schedule Job activity onto
the orchestration.
- Specify the Schedule setting in
the Configure pane as described in the following
table:
Option |
Description |
Setting |
Description |
60 seconds |
Specifies the orchestration to run once every sixty seconds. |
5 Minutes |
Specifies the orchestration to run once every five minutes. |
Hour |
Specifies the orchestration to run once an hour at the specified
time. |
Day |
Specifies the orchestration to run once a day at the specified
time. The time is based on a 24-hour clock in the GMT timezone. |
Week |
Specifies the orchestration to run once a week on the specified
day (Sunday - Saturday) and at the specified time (24-hour clock)
based on the GMT timezone. |
Month |
Specifies the orchestration to run once a month on the specified
date (1 - 31) and time (24-hour clock) based on the GMT timezone. |
Year |
Specifies the orchestration to run once a year on the specified
date (month and day) and time (24-hour clock) based on the GMT timezone. |
Note: The Schedule Job activity starts
the orchestration on the specified time and date based on the GMT
timezone. You must adjust the specified time and date for your timezone.
- To map the output of the activity:
- Select the Map Outputs task in
the Checklist. The time output parameter is displayed
in the From Activity pane. This is an optional
parameter that during run time returns the date and time (in the XML
Schema xsd:dateTime data type) that the orchestration started processing.
- If desired, map the time output parameter parameters
to variable(s). See Creating a Map for general instructions
on mapping.
Note: To create an orchestration that starts
on two different dates, for example: February 13, 2011 and April 21,
2011. Drop a Pick activity on the orchestration
as the starter activity and drop into the Pick branches,
two Schedule Job activities, one that starts
on February 13, 2011 and the other on April 21, 2011.