Schedule Options

When you access the ReportCaster Scheduling Wizard, the Schedule window opens first.

In the Schedule window, shown in the following image, you will specify the job description, the run intervals, the date and time you want the schedule to run, and whether to enable or disable the schedule. You can select the schedule to run once or repeatedly on any day at any time.

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Procedure: How to Specify Schedule Options

Specify the following information in the Schedule window:

In the Description field, type a descriptive name that identifies the schedule. After the schedule runs, the description appears in your list of schedules.

From the Schedule Job drop-down list, select how frequently you want the schedule to run. Possible values are:
- hour(s). If you want to run the schedule every n hours. Type a range between 1 and 24 hours, and then check the days of the week on which you want to run the schedule.
  The following image shows the Schedule Job pane options set to run the scheduled job every 3 hours on Monday and Friday.
- day(s). If you want to run the schedule every n days.
  The following image shows the Schedule Job pane options set to run the scheduled job every 5 days.
- week(s). If you want to run the schedule every n weeks. Type a number that specifies how often you want to run the schedule (for example, every 2 weeks), and then check the days of the week on which you want to run the schedule.
  The following image shows the Schedule Job pane options set to run the scheduled job every two weeks on both Monday and Friday.
  
  Note: When selecting the week(s) interval, set the Start Date to the date of the first day (current or future) of the week you want the schedule to run. If you select the current date, then you must make sure that the schedule Start Time is later than the current time when you save the schedule. If the schedule Start Time is less than or equal to the current time, the calculation for the next run time results in the schedule not running on the current date.
- Month(s). If you want to run the schedule every n months. You can select to schedule a job every nth day of the week every n months (for example, the first Monday every 2 months), or on specific days every n months.
  The following image shows the Schedule Job pane options set to run the scheduled job on the first Monday of every month. Although other dates are selected on the calendar, they are inactive since the ' Day(s)' and 'The nth day of the month(s)' options are mutually exclusive.
  
  The following image shows the Schedule Job pane options set to run the scheduled job on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th every month. The schedule will not run on the first Monday of every month.
  
  You can also click the Last Day of the Month option at the end of the calendar to run the schedule on the last day of the month.
  
  Note: When selecting the Month(s) interval, set the Start Date to the date of the first day (current or future) of the month you want the schedule to run. If you select the current date, then you must make sure that the schedule Start Time is later than the current time when you save the schedule. If the schedule Start Time is less than or equal to the current time, the calculation for the next run time results in the schedule not running on the current date.
- year(s). If you want to run the schedule every n years.
  The following image shows, in the Schedule Job pane, that the scheduled job will run every 2 years.

Optionally, select the Apply secondary run interval check box if you want to create a secondary run interval within the day the schedule runs. This option is only available for schedules that run every day(s), week(s), month(s), or year(s). For more information, see Creating a Secondary Run Interval.
In the Start Date field, specify the date on which you want the schedule to begin. You can type this value in the field using the format MM/DD/YYYY, or you can click the calendar and select the date. The default Start Date is the current date.

In the Start Time field, using the drop-down lists, specify the time you want the schedule to begin. The default Start Time is the current time. The start time applies only to the Start Date and does not apply to any date thereafter. If you select a time that is after the current time, the scheduled job is not run until the next instance of the Start Time that fits within the specifications of the schedule.

In the End Date field, specify the date on which you want the schedule to end. You can type this value in the field using the format MM/DD/YYYY, or you can click the calendar and then select the date. The default End Date is 12/31/2099. (Contact your ReportCaster Administrator if you want another default End Date.) This field does not display for a schedule job that will only run once.

In the End Time field, using the drop-down lists, specify the time you want the schedule to end. The default End Time 11:59 PM. (Contact your ReportCaster Administrator if you want another default End Time.) This field does not display for a schedule job that will only run once.

Uncheck the Enabled (Scheduled jobs run at specified time) check box if you want the schedule to be inactive.

Check Delete job if it is not scheduled to run again if you want the schedule to run once and not be stored in the ReportCaster Repository.

Click Next to continue scheduling the report:
- If you selected the Apply secondary run interval check box, you are sent to the optional Apply secondary run interval window. For more information, see Creating a Secondary Run Interval.
- If you did not select the Apply secondary run interval check box, you are sent to the Report Information window. For more information, see Report Information.