Specifying a Schedule for the Copy Job
Although it is not necessary to schedule a Copy job to run it, the job can be scheduled to run once or repeatedly.
To schedule a Copy job:
Open the Job Schedule dialog box by doing one of the following:
Right-click the Enterprise name or icon to display a context menu. Then select Schedule.
From the menu toolbar, select Copy > Schedule.
On the task panel, click the Schedule a Copy Job button.
The Job Schedule dialog box appears.
This dialog box contains the following tabs:
Use the Schedule tab to define the dates and times you want the current job to run.
Use the Exceptions tab to list any exceptions to that schedule.
Use the Preview tab to view all jobs scheduled for a specified future date.
Select the Schedule tab.
Use the Schedule window to define the schedule for the particular job you are setting up. A single schedule definition for a single job can include many schedule description items or job schedule elements, which can be for different frequencies.
Note. After defining the schedule, you can exclude particular events by using the Exceptions tab.
Add job schedule elements one by one:
Click New.
In the New Schedule Box, select a frequency. The following list describes your choices:
Once
To schedule a job to run once, on a particular date and at a particular time in the future.
Daily
To schedule a job to run every day at a particular time.
Weekly
To schedule a job to run weekly on a particular day of the week or to schedule a job to run in a particular week of each month.
Monthly
To schedule a job to run monthly on a particular day of the month.
Fill in the relevant details. The following table provides an overview of the field definitions. The field definitions may vary depending on the frequency you selected.
Freq Field Definition Once
Run Job at [Time]
Enter the time of day you want this job element to commence.
On [Date]
Select from the display calendar the date you want this job element to run.
Daily
Run Job at [Time]
Enter the time of day you want this job element to commence.
On [Date]
Select from the display calendar the first date you want this job element to run.
Repeat every [Days]
Select the repeat frequency in days.
End Date
This field is optional. To enable this field, select the check box, then select from the display calendar the final date you want this job element to run.
Weekly
Run Job at [Time]
Enter the time of day you want this job element to commence.
On [Day of Week]
Select the day of the week you want this job element to run. You can select more than one day.
Repeat
Choose either Select Weeks or Week Day in Month. If you choose Select Weeks, select a repeat frequency in weeks. If you choose Week Day in Month, select the week in each month that you would like this job element to run. You can select more than one week. Note that Week Day in Month refers to the set of 7 days starting from the first day in the month, not the calendar week containing the first day of the month.
Start Date
This field is optional. To enable this field, select the check box, then select from the display calendar the first date you want this job element to run.
End Date
This field is optional. To enable this field, select the check box, then select from the display calendar the final date you want this job element to run.
Monthly
Run Job at [Time]
Enter the time of day you want this job element to commence.
On [Day of Month]
Select the numeric day of the month you want this job element to run. You can also choose last day of month.
Repeat every [Months]
Select the repeat frequency in months.
Start Date
This field is optional. To enable this field, select the check box, then select from the display calendar the first date you want this job element to run.
End Date
This field is optional. To enable this field, select the check box, then select from the display calendar the final date you want this job element to run.
Click Apply. The job schedule element is added to the Schedule Description list at the top of the window.
Repeat the steps 3.1 through 3.4 above as needed to define the schedule for the particular job you are defining.
Select the Exceptions tab if exclusions are desired. You can exclude any future scheduled runs of the job. Add exclusion description items one by one:
Click New.
In the New Exclusion Box, select from the display calendar the date of your desired exclusion. In the display calendar, dates for which the current job is scheduled are denoted in purple. The job elements scheduled for that date appear in the box.
To exclude certain job elements scheduled for that date, click Select one or more entries to exclude, then select the desired jobs from the entries listed in the box. To exclude all job elements scheduled for your selected date, click Exclude whole day.
Click Apply. The exclusion description item is added to the Schedule Description list at the top of the window.
Repeat steps 4.1 through 4.4 as needed to define the exceptions for the particular job you are defining.
You can also indicate whether or not scheduled jobs should be skipped on holidays by selecting or clearing Skip run if holiday. See Configuring Holidays.
Click OK. The schedule and exceptions you just defined are associated with the job you are defining.
Tip. Remember to save the job definition after you specify a job schedule.
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