You can schedule a script execution to run at a specified date and time or on a regular basis with a specified periodicity.
To create a scheduled script, complete the steps below:
- Navigate to System Scheduler → Schedule Script.
- Click New and fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply the changes.
Schedule script form fields
Field | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Y | Specify the scheduled script name. |
| Run as | Y | Select a user to run the script as. Make sure that the specified user has sufficient rights to perform CRUD transactions, defined in the script. |
| Active | N | Select this checkbox to make the script active. |
| Job | N | Type in a description of actions performed by the script. |
| Script | N | Type in a script to execute. |
| Run frequency | Y | Select the run frequency. Available options:
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| Run period | Y | Specify the period between script runs (days, hours, minutes, or seconds) in a preferred combination using the input fields. This field appears when the Periodically option is selected in the Run frequency field. |
| Run time | Y | Specify the time when to execute a script. Then the script will run regularly at this time. This field appears when the Daily, Weekly, Monthly options are selected in the Run frequency field. |
| Run date and time | Y | Specify the date and time of the script execution. You can set the current date and time by clicking Now in the date-picker.
This field appears when Periodically or Once options are selected in the Run frequency field. |
| Day of week | Y | Specify a day of the week on which the script should run. For example, select Friday. This field appears when the Weekly option is selected in the Run frequency field. |
| Day of month | Y | Specify a day of the month on which the script should run. For example, select 13 for the 13th day of the month. This field appears when the Monthly option is selected in the Run frequency field. |
