Scheduling Jobs

Rather than continuously sending jobs out of Lasernet, scheduling can be used for sending them out at predefined times. When a module supports scheduling, its Properties window contains a Scheduling tab.

Note

All times are specified in local time (not UTC).

Double-click an entry on the Scheduling tab or click Edit or Add to configure a scheduler queue.

On the General tab, enter a unique Queue name. When a queue is emptied by Lasernet, the SchedulerQueue JobInfo is set to this name.

On the Criteria tab you can specify criteria that must be fulfilled for a job to be entered into the queue. If no criteria are met for a job, it is executed immediately.

On the Times tab, you specify when Lasernet empties the job queue. You can create one or more scheduler events here. Click Add to add a new scheduler event.

Specify a Schedule

You can specify scheduling based on time intervals (seconds, minutes, or hours) or based on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule.

Interval

Empty the queue every time that the specified amount of time passes. You can specify a schedule based on a specific number of seconds, minutes, or hours. For example, you can set a module to process jobs every 10 minutes.

Daily

Empty the queue at the specified time of day. Use Recur every to control whether this happens daily or at a multiple-day-based interval. The schedule begins on the specified date. Use the Expires controls to specify when this schedule will end.

For example, you can set a module to process jobs at 2 AM on alternate days (00:02:00 and set Recur every to 2 days).

Weekly

Empty the queue at the specified time on the selected days of the week. Use Recur every to specify how often (in weeks) the schedule runs. The schedule begins on the specified date. Use the Expires controls to specify when this schedule will end.

For example, you can set a module to process jobs at 10 AM on the Monday and Wednesday of every second week (10:00:00, set Recur Every to 2 weeks, and select Monday and Wednesday).

Monthly

Empty the queue at the specified time, on the selected days of the selected months. The Last checkbox specifies the last day of the month (regardless of its date). The schedule begins on the specified date. Use the Expires controls to specify when this schedule will end.

For example, you can set a module to process jobs at 2 PM on the 14^th day and the last day of every month (14:00:00, select every checkbox in the Month area, select 14 and Last in the Days area).