Agent editor: Schedule tab

Use this tab of the "Agent editor" to specify whether the agent is to be run based on a schedule, how often it runs, and when its running is to start and end.

Agents can execute based on a specified schedule. You can define a starting date and time for the agent, a recurrence schedule, and an ending date.

You can also create a nonscheduled agent. This is useful when you want to create an agent that runs only as part of an agent chain, or an agent that is initiated by an external process.

For more information, see:

Components

Enabled

This box is disabled when the Frequency box is set to Never.

Use this box to specify whether to enable the agent to run as scheduled. This is useful if you have defined a schedule for an agent but find you want to stop it for a certain period of time.

You also can enable and disable an agent's schedule from the "Catalog page." See "Disabling and Enabling Agents' Schedules."

Frequency

Use this box to select one of the following options to specify how often the agent runs:

Never — Creates a nonscheduled agent.
Once — Runs the agent one time only.
Daily — Runs the agent on a daily schedule. If you select this option, then the following additional option is displayed:
- Days — Use this box to specify the daily interval, such as every 3 days.
Weekly — Runs the agent on a weekly schedule. If you select this option, then the following additional options are displayed:
- Weeks —Use this box to specify the weekly interval, such as every 6 weeks
- On — Use this option to specify the days of the week, such as Monday and Friday
Monthly — Runs the agent on a monthly schedule. If you select this option, then the following additional options are displayed:
- On — Use this option to specify either the day occurrence (such as the first Tuesday or the first day of the month) or the day of the month.
- Months —Use this box to specify the months, such as March, June, September, December.

Start

Use this box to specify the date and time to start the agent and the time zone. Click the Select Date and Time button to display the Select Date and Time dialog, where you select the date, time, and time zone.

Re-run Agent Every

Use this box to specify whether to run the agent multiple times within a day. Select this box to run it multiple times within a day. Then enter the interval between executions (in minutes) and specify the time to stop the repetition by clicking the Select Time button to display a dialog in which to select the time.

Deselect this box to run it one time within the day.

End

Use this area to specify when to end the running of the agent:

No End Date — Use this option to specify that the agent is to be run indefinitely.
Select End Date — Use this option to specify an end date. Click the Select Date button to display the Select Date dialog, where you specify the date on which to end the running of the agent.

Notes

When you select the date and time, for time zones where daylight savings applies, the time zone reflects the daylight savings time. For example, if, during the summer months, you select (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London, this means BST (British Summer Time).