Schedule Tasks Configuration

The scheduler is a powerful tool which allows to create any kind of schedule in a simple way.

For this purpose, and with the simplicity in mind, the schedule creation has been designed to have three main options:

Repetitive schedules

Schedules that are launched every X time. We can choose the time between launches.

The repetitive schedule, as its name suggests, allows to create schedules to be launched every X time, where X is the time between one launches.

Depending on the time unit, other options will be available to help users to create advanced schedules.

But first, the next fields are common for all the possible options:

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Calendar	A holiday calendar to use for the current task, the task won't be launched in the dates contained by the calendar	Optional	Execution date
From ^1	The start date / time for the current task schedule	Optional	None
To ^2	The end date / time for the current task schedule	Optional	None
Repeat each	The time between executions	Required	None

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^1: If the From criterion is empty, the task will be launched first at the moment it's created.

^2: If the To criterion is empty, the task will be launched indefinitely until its configuration changes, or the task is removed.

Seconds

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Months	To specify which months we want to launch the task	Optional	None
Days	To specify which days of the month we want to launch the task	Optional	Days of the week
Days of the week	To specify which days of the week we want to launch the task	Optional	Days
Hours	The hour the task will be launched	Optional	None
Minutes	The minutes the task will be launched	Optional	None

Minutes

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Months	To specify which months we want to launch the task	Optional	None
Days	To specify which days of the month we want to launch the task	Optional	Days of the week
Days of the week	To specify which days of the week we want to launch the task	Optional	Days
Hours	The hour the task will be launched	Optional	None

Hours

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Months	To specify which months we want to launch the task	Optional	None
Days	To specify which days of the month we want to launch the task	Optional	Days of the week
Days of the week	To specify which days of the week we want to launch the task	Optional	Days

Days

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Months	To specify which months we want to launch the task	Optional	None
Hours	The hour the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Minutes	The minutes the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Seconds	The seconds the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Execution time	The time where the schedule will be launch.	Optional	Hours,Minutes,Seconds

Months

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Days	To specify which days of the month we want to launch the task	Optional	Days of the week
Days of the week	To specify which days of the week we want to launch the task	Optional	Days
Hours	The hour the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Minutes	The minutes the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Seconds	The seconds the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Execution time	To specify an execution time	Optional	Hours,Minutes,Seconds

Years

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Months	To specify which months we want to launch the task	Optional	None
Days	To specify which days of the month we want to launch the task	Optional	Days of the week
Days of the week	To specify which days of the week we want to launch the task	Optional	Days
Hours	The hour the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Minutes	The minutes the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Seconds	The seconds the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Execution time	To specify an execution time	Optional	Hours,Minutes,Seconds

Note: If one of the optional values inside the configuration is left empty, the default All value will be applied.

One time Schedules

This kind of schedule will launch a task just once.

This schedule type launches a task only once, by creating a cron pattern with an specific date and time.

The available fields to create this kind of task are:

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Execution date	The launch date.	Required	None
Execution time	The launch time.	Required	None

Note: At least one of the two criterions need to be filled.

Custom schedules

The custom schedule allows to create every possible configuration the Quartz Scheduler can work with. The custom schedule configuration screen uses dependencies in order to help the user with the correct creation of the schedule by enabling / disabling criterions when needed.

The custom schedule offers all the available fields that can be customized to create the cron pattern.

Option	Definition	Use	Disables
Calendar	A holiday calendar to use for the current task, the task won't be launched in the dates contained by the calendar	Optional	Execution date
From ^1	The start date / time for the current task schedule	Optional	Execution date,Execution time
To ^2	The end date / time for the current task schedule	Optional	Execution date,Execution time
Years	The years that the schedule will be launch.	Optional	Execution date
Months	To specify which months we want to launch the task	Optional	Execution date
Days	To specify which days of the month we want to launch the task	Optional	Execution date,Days of the week
Days of the week	To specify which days of the week we want to launch the task	Optional	Execution date,Days
Hours	The hour the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Minutes	The minutes the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Seconds	The seconds the task will be launched	Optional	Execution time
Execution date	The date the schedule will be launched	Optional	Calendar,From,To,Years,Months,Days,Days of the week
Execution time	The time the schedule will be launched	Optional	Hours,Minutes,Seconds

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^1: If the From criterion is empty, the task will be launched at the moment it's created.

^2: If the To criterion is empty, the task will be launched indefinitely until its configuration changes, or the task is removed.