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    Scheduling the Tasks - Examples

    Start a graph at specific time

    This example shows scheduling the start of a graph at specific time.

    1. In the Scheduling section of the Server GUI, click on the New schedule button.

    2. Enter a Schedule name.

    3. In the Periodicity drop-down list, choose Onetime to start the graph just once.

    4. Enter Start time. Use the calendar calendar to enter the required date and time in a correct format.

    5. In the Task type field, choose Start a graph.

    6. Select a Sandbox and a Graph within the sandbox.

    Start a Jobflow once an hour

    This example shows scheduling of a periodic task.

    Create a new schedule that runs the UserStats.jbf jobflow from the reports sandbox once an hour.

    1. Enter a Schedule name.

    2. In the Periodicity drop-down list, choose Interval.

    3. Enter the interval between two jobflow starts in the Run every field. In the drop-down list, you can choose between seconds, minutes and hours units.

    4. The task will be started once an hour within a specified time period. Enter the beginning and end of this period in the Active from to fields.

    5. Select the Sandbox and Graph.

    Complex Scheduling

    This example shows a complex scheduling using a cron expression.

    Start a graph WeekendGraph.grf every Saturday and Sunday at 22:15.

    1. Enter a Schedule name.

    2. In the Periodicity drop-down list, choose Timetable.

    3. Edit the Cron expression field. The expression for every Saturday and Sunday at 22:15 is 0 15 22 ? * 1,7.

    4. In the Task type field, choose Start a graph.

    5. Select the Sandbox and Graph.