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Introduction

• Schedules determine the start times of Orders, the Workflow and any Variables assigned to Orders.point in time when orders for workflow execution will start. They assign a workflow and optionally variables that are used by jobs in the given workflow.
  • Start dates are specified by JS7 - Calendars and limit
  • Start times are based on JS7 - Calendars that specify the days for execution of Ordersworkflows.
  • Start times are specified by Schedules that can further limit the days for workflow execution.
• Schedules create orders on a per day basis 
  • for one-time execution of workflows: this includes that a workflow starts at a number of specific points in time per day
  • for cyclic execution of workflows: this specifies repeated execution of workflow based on configurable Users specify the Order's start time and optionally cyclic execution in intervals.
• Schedules are applied by the JS7 - Daily Plan to create Orders orders for the given resulting date and time.
  • Schedules can be manually applied from the the JS7 - Daily Plan view view.
  • Schedules are automatically applied by the JS7 - Daily Plan Service.

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This video explains the handling of schedulesSchedules:

Manage Schedules

Add Schedule

Schedules are available from the Configuration -> Inventory view.

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Explanations:

• A Schedules is assigned a unique name.
• A Schedule includes a reference to a Workflow for which Orders will be created.
• A Schedule is assigned a run-time that specifies a JS7 - Calendar and the rules for dates and times when Orders are to be run.
• A Schedule can include a number of Variables, see JS7 - Order Variables.

Assign a Run-time to a Schedule

->Inventory View in in the respective sub-folders.

• The tree in the left panel offers an action menu to create a Schedule.
• The action menu is available from any Schedules object folder.
  
  

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When adding a Schedule a popup window asks for the object name:

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As a result an empty Schedule object becomes available:

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Add Run-time 

The Schedule object view offers the Add Run-Time button to specify the start time of orders created by the Schedule:

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Add Calendar

In a first step the Assign Working Day Calendar button is used to select from the list of available Calendars:

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Add Period

In a next step with the Calendar being assigned the Image Added icon in the Period column is used to specify the start time.

• The Single Start repeat interval allows to specify the time when an order should start.
• Users can add any number of periods with a Single Start interval to an order's run-time to cover specific points in time during the day.
  
  

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A Repeat interval can be chosen as an alternative to the Single Start interval:

• The Repeat interval requires the Repeat Time to be specified, for example to execute every 10 minutes.
• The Begin and End of the repeat period have to be specified, for example from 8am to 8pm.
  
  

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Add Restriction

Schedules allow to add Restrictions that further limit the days for which orders are created:

• Restrictions correspond to Frequencies available for Calendars.
  • They allow to further limit the days for which orders are created.
  • Restrictions are not applied for days that are not in scope of the underlying Calendar.
• For details how to add Restrictions/Frequencies see JS7 - Management of Calendars.
  
  

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Add Workflow

Assign Variables

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• Variables are declared with a Workflow. The declaration includes specifying if a Variable is mandatory or can make use of a default value.
• The user interface for Schedules requires that any mandatory Variables are assigned a value.
• In addition, values for optional Variables can be specified.

Release a Schedule

• When a Schedule is edited with the user interface then it is considered a draft.
• A draft Schedule can be valid or invalid and is automatically stored, however, it will not be used before it is released.
• To release a Schedule the respective user interface operation is required.
  • The Schedule will be validated for completeness which results in a valid/invalid status.
  • In case of an invalid Schedule check that all required configuration items such as the Schedule name, Workflow, Run-time and Variables have been assigned.
  • A valid Schedule is released which makes it usable by the Daily Plan either for manual or automated creation of Orders.

Explanation:

• A Schedules is assigned a unique name.
• A Schedule includes a reference to a Workflow for which Orders will be created.
• A Schedule is assigned a run-time that specifies a JS7 - Calendar and the rules for dates and times when Orders are to be run.
• A Schedule can include a number of Variables, see JS7 - Order Variables.

Release Schedule

Schedules are not deployed to a Controller and Agent. Instead, they are used by the JS7 - Daily Plan Service to create orders for workflow execution at the given days.

Schedules know a draft status and a released status:

• A draft status is visible from Image Added icon and from the Image Added orange bullet.
  • The draft status is in place when a Schedule is added or modified and is not yet released.
    • A draft Schedule can further be invalid which is indicated by the Image Added icon. This happens due to missing input or invalid data added to the Schedule by the user.
    • Invalid Schedules are automatically stored in the same ways as valid Schedules. However, they cannot be released before they are valid.
    • Validation is performed with a JSON Schema, see JS7 - Inventory Storage Format.
  • Draft Schedules are ignored by the Daily Plan when creating orders for workflow execution.
• A released status is visible from the Image Added icon and from the Image Added blue bullet.
  
  • Valid Schedules only can be released.
  • Released Schedules are applied by the Daily Plan to create orders for workflow execution.
  • In addition they are considered when manually creating the Daily Plan from the respective view.

Cyclic Orders vs. Cyclic Workflows

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with the Daily Plan

When configuring a Schedule then two settings can be checked that determine use with the Daily Plan:

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