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Create a Schedule

As needed, you can create a new schedule to execute jobs.

To add a schedule, select the + New Schedule icon on the Schedules page.

  1. Enter a Name for the new schedule.

  2. Select the Asset Type: Workflow, Plan, Auto Insights Dataset, or Reporting Project.

    • Auto Insights Dataset

    • Designer Cloud Workflow

    • Designer Workflow

    • Orchestrator Plan

    • Live Query Workflow

  3. After you choose the Asset Type, next select the specific Asset of the type that you want to schedule.

  4. Under Occurrence, select the preferred run type:

    Note

    The options for the schedule vary based on the selected run type.

    • Recurring: Create a schedule that repeats hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.

    • Once: Create a one time schedule for a set time and date.

    • Custom: The schedule for custom run types uses a modified form of cron scheduling. For more information, go to cron Schedule Syntax Reference.

    • Event Trigger: Go to Event Triggers for more information.

  5. Select the required scheduling options based on the run type:

    • Frequency: Run the schedule at the specified moment for the interval. You can select from Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.

      Tip

      For dropdown menus that show days of the week or days of the month, you can select multiple values.

    • Timezone: Select the timezone to apply to the schedule. To use UTC time zone, select the required UTC from the dropdown.

    • Cron Expression: Set the schedule according to cron syntax. The cron schedule also uses the selected Timezone settings.

    • Trigger on Modification: Trigger the schedule if an application creates a new file or edits an existing file. Under File Path, select Browse and then Select a file to monitor for the trigger.

  6. Select Schedule to save the schedule.

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