Configuring complex schedules: Examples

This section describes some complex job or action scheduling examples.

Example: Once or more per Week schedule type running on multiple days

The screen capture shows an example of a schedule that runs on the second Sunday of the month at 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 AM and 12:00 noon.

Complex schedule type example

This is how the configuration was achieved:
  • Schedule type: "Once or more per Week" is selected.
  • Select Day(s): "Sunday" is selected.
  • Hour(s) field: "Multiple" indicates that the action should run multiple times.
  • Minutes field: "0" is selected, indicating that the schedule starts at the beginning of the selected hours, 3:00, not 3:01..
  • Specify Hours fields: 3, 6, 9, 12
  • Week Options: "2" is selected.

Example: Once or more per Month schedule type running on a range of days and hours

The screen capture shows an example of a schedule that runs every month for the entire day from the first to the 15th of month.

Complex-schedule-month-range

This is how the configuration was achieved:
  • How often should this run: Select "Once or more per Month."
  • Select Day(s) in Month: "Range" indicates that the action should run over a range of days.
  • Specify days: "Range."
  • Range: "1" to "15" indicates that action will run for the first 15 days of the month.
  • Hours field: "Range."
  • Range: "0" to "23" indicates that action will run for the entire day on the selected days.
  • Month Options: "Every Month" is selected.