Schedule Job activity

The Schedule Job activity is a starter activity that creates an instance of an orchestration at the specified date and time.

About this task

Use this task to add a Schedule Job activity to an orchestration.

Procedure

  1. Create or open an orchestration. A graphical representation of the orchestration is displayed.
  2. Select the Activity tab and expand the Utilities folder.
  3. Drag a Schedule Job activity onto the orchestration.
  4. Specify the Schedule setting in the Configure pane as described in the following table:
    Option Description
    5 seconds Specifies the orchestration to run once every five seconds.
    10 seconds Specifies the orchestration to run once every ten seconds.
    20 seconds Specifies the orchestration to run once every twenty seconds.
    30 seconds Specifies the orchestration to run once every thirty seconds.
    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.
  5. To map the output of the activity:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.



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