Steps for creating schedules

Perform the following steps to create a schedule for a collaboration or a connector:

  1. Open the Schedule window by right-clicking the Schedules folder in System Manager, then clicking Edit Components' schedule. The Schedule window appears, as shown in Figure 46.
  2. From System Manager, select the collaboration object or connector to be scheduled and drag it to the Schedule window.

    A new line entry with the name and type of the component is created in the Schedule window (for example ClarifyConnector (Connector)).

  3. Enter information about the schedule by clicking the down arrow in each of the schedule cells:
    1. In the Status field, accept Enable to turn the scheduled item on or select Disable to turn it off.

      An enabled schedule is effective as soon as you click OK or Apply; a disabled schedule is immediately dormant until enabled. When a schedule is disabled, the Next Occurrence cell is blank to indicate there is no scheduled occurrence for this schedule item.

    2. In the Effective Date field, select the date and time when the scheduled item occurs.

      By default, the current date and time are set. Use the MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss format. A 12 or 24 hour clock is used, based on the Time format configured in the Preferences window (available from the Edit menu).

    3. In the Timezone field, select the time zone where the scheduled item is being created, if necessary. By default, the time zone for the scheduled item is set to Pacific Standard Time.

      For example, the schedule for a connector is created in New York (select Eastern Standard time) and InterChange Server Express is located in Japan. InterChange Server Express uses this information to determine the local time for the schedule so it can run the job at the appropriate time.

    4. In the Action field, select the action to be performed. Actions are Start, Pause, and Stop.
    5. Type in comments in the Comments field. A maximum of 255 characters is allowed.
  4. If you want this schedule to be ongoing, select the Recurrence check box and enter information about the next occurrence of the action. Select one of the radio buttons to determine a style for inputting the recurrence information and use the down arrow menus to select specific date information:

    If you do not enable the recurrence option, the Next occurrence field is blank and the schedule expires after it runs. Consistency checks are made to ensure that only one action is scheduled for a particular component on a given date and time. No checks are performed for scheduling conflicts.

    Note:
    InterChange Server Express automatically handles changes between standard and daylight savings time for recurring events.
  5. Select the Show Dependencies check box to display schedules for a collaboration object's bound connectors and collaborations
  6. Select the Show Expired check box to display schedules that have already processed and whose time to run has expired. Only non-recurring schedules expire.
  7. Click OK or Apply to create the scheduled item, which is effective after InterChange Server Express receives the information.

    When InterChange Server Express and components are geographically distant, there can be a slight delay. If you need to change the state of a component immediately, use System Monitor, rather than the scheduler, to start, stop, or pause a component.

    Tip:
    To schedule a time interval when events are processed for a component, you must create a schedule with the Start action and another with the Stop or Pause action. See "Overview of scheduling jobs" for information and examples about determining start and end schedules.

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