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Configuring a Schedule

You can configure a schedule while configuring a task or on the Schedules page. You can configure a schedule to run tasks once or at a specific repeat frequency, indefinitely or until a specified end time.
When you create schedules for tasks, you specify the date and time. You can configure a schedule to run tasks throughout the day between 12:00 a.m. and 11:55 p.m.
Informatica Cloud might add a small schedule offset to the start time, end time, and all other time configuration for schedules. As a result, scheduled tasks might start later than expected. For example, you configure a schedule to run hourly until noon, and the schedule offset for your organization is 10 seconds. Informatica Cloud extends the end time for the schedule to 12:00:10 p.m., and the last hourly task run starts at 12:00:10 p.m.
To see the schedule offset for your organization, check the Schedule Offset organization property.
To configure a schedule:
    1. To create a schedule, click Configure > Schedules, and then click New.
    To edit a schedule, click Configure > Schedules, click the schedule name in the list of schedules, and then click Edit.
    2. On the New Schedule page or Edit Schedule page, configure the following fields:
    Field
    Description
    Schedule Name
    Name of the schedule.
    Each schedule name must be unique within the organization. Schedule names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -
    Maximum length is 100 characters. Schedule names are not case sensitive.
    Description
    Description of the schedule.
    Maximum length is 255 characters.
    Start Time
    Date and time when the schedule starts.
    The date format is MM/DD/YYYY. Time appears in the 24-hour format.
    Click the Calendar button to select the start date. The start date and time can affect the repeat frequency for tasks that repeat at regular intervals. For example, if the start date is November 10 and the repeat frequency is monthly, the tasks run on the tenth day of each month. If the start time is 3:10 and the repeat frequency is hourly, the tasks run every hour at 10 minutes past the hour.
    Default is the current date, current time, and time zone of the user who is creating the schedule.
    Time Zone
    Select the time zone for the schedule to use. The time zone can be different from the organization time zone or user time zone.
    Repeat Frequency
    Repeat frequency for the schedule. Select one of the following options:
    • - Does Not Repeat
    • - Every N Minutes
    • - Hourly
    • - Daily
    • - Weekly
    • - Monthly
    Default is Does Not Repeat.
    3. Complete the Repeat Frequency Options.
    Option
    Description
    Does not repeat
    Tasks run as scheduled and do not repeat.
    Every N minutes
    Tasks run on an interval based on a specified number of minutes. You can configure the following options:
    • - Repeat frequency. Select a frequency in minutes. Options are 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45.
    • - Days. Days of the week when you want tasks to run. You can select one or more days of the week.
    • - Time range. Hours of the day when you want tasks to start. Select All Day or configure a time range. You can configure a time range between 00:00-23:55.
    • - Repeat option. The range of days when you want tasks to run. You can select Repeat Indefinitely or configure an end date and time.
    Hourly
    Tasks run on an hourly interval based on the start time of the schedule.
    You can configure the following options:
    • - Repeat frequency. Select a frequency in hours. Options are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12.
    • - Days. Days of the week when you want tasks to run. You can select one or more days of the week.
    • - Time range. Hours of the day when you want tasks to start. Select All Day or configure a time range. You can configure a time range between 00:00-23:55.
    • - Repeat option. The range of days when you want tasks to run. You can select Repeat Indefinitely or configure an end date and time.
    Daily
    Tasks run daily at the start time configured for the schedule.
    You can configure the following options:
    • - Repeat frequency. The frequency at which you want tasks to run. Select Every Day or Every Weekday.
    • - Repeat option. The range of days when you want tasks to run. You can select Repeat Indefinitely or configure an end date and time.
    Weekly
    Tasks run on a weekly interval based on the start time of the schedule.
    You can configure the following options:
    • - Days. Days of the week when you want tasks to run. You can select one or more days of the week.
    • - Repeat option. The range of days when you want tasks to run. You can select Repeat Indefinitely or configure an end date and time.
    If you do not specify a day, the schedule runs regularly on the same day of the week as the start date.
    Monthly
    Tasks run on a monthly interval based on the start time of the schedule.
    You can configure the following options:
    • - Day. Day of the month when you want tasks to run. You can configure one of the following options:
      • - Select the exact date of the month, between 1-28. If you want the task to run on days later in the month, use the <n> <day of the week> option.
      - Select the <n> <day of the week>. Options for <n> include First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Last. Options for <day of the week> includes Day, and Sunday-Saturday.
      Tip: With the Day option, you can configure tasks to run on the First Day or the Last Day of the month.
    • - Repeat option. The range of days when you want tasks to run. You can select Repeat Indefinitely or configure an end date and time.
    4. Click OK.