Scheduling a daily object

When you schedule an object to run daily, you can choose to have the object run every day at a specified time, every set number of hours and minutes, or every specified number of days. A separate instance is created each time an object is run. You can also schedule an object with events. For more information on events, see Scheduling an object with events.

To schedule a daily object

1. In the Objects management area of the CMC, select an object by clicking its link.
2. Click the Schedule tab.

   The Schedule tab appears.

3. Select the Daily option.

   The page refreshes.

   

4. In the Run list, select from the following:
   • Once each day

     The object will be run once a day, and will begin on the day and time that you specify in the Start Date area. You can also select an optional end date for the object in the End Date area. To select a date, you can either enter a date in the date field, or click the Popup Calendar button to select a date from the calendar that appears in a separate window.

   • Daily, with events

     Choose this option to use the event or events that you have already defined. The object will be run once a day, and will begin on the day and time that you specify in the Start Date area. You can also select an optional end date for the object in the End Date area. To select a date, you can either enter a date in the date field, or click the Popup Calendar button to select a date from the calendar that appears in a separate window.

   • Every X hour(s), N minute(s)

     For this option, the object will be run every X hour(s) and N minute(s), and will start on the day and time that you enter in the Start Date area. You can also select an optional end date for the object in the End Date area. To select a date, you can either enter a date in the date field, or click the Popup Calendar button to select a date from the calendar that appears in a separate window. To specify the hour and minute values, enter numeric values in the "Where X is" field and the "Where N is" field. By default, X equals 1 and N equals 0.

   • Every X hour(s), N minute(s), with events

     Choose this option to use the event or events that you have already defined. For this option, the object will be run every X hour(s) and N minute(s), and will start on the day and time that you enter in the Start Date area. You can also select an optional end date for the object in the End Date area. To select a date, you can either enter a date in the date field, or click the Popup Calendar button to select a date from the calendar that appears in a separate window. To specify the hour and minute values, enter numeric values in the "Where X is" field and the "Where N is" field. By default, X equals 1 and N equals 0.

   • Every X day(s)

     For this option, the object will be run every X day(s) and will start from the start date and time that you enter in the Start Date area. You can also select an optional end date for the object in the End Date area. To select a date, you can either enter a date in the date field, or click the Popup Calendar button to select a date from the calendar that appears in a separate window. To specify the day value, enter a numeric value in the "Where X is" field. By default, X has a value of 1.

   • Every X day(s), with events

     Choose this option to use the event or events that you have already defined. For this option, the object will be run every X day(s) and will start from the start date and time that you enter in the Start Date area. You can also select an optional end date for the object in the End Date area. To select a date, you can either enter a date in the date field, or click the Popup Calendar button to select a date from the calendar that appears in a separate window. To specify the day value, enter a numeric value in the "Where X is" field. By default, X has a value of 1.

5. Regardless of which option you select from the Run list, complete the following fields:
   • Number of retries allowed

     This number indicates the number of times a job server will attempt to process an object if the first attempt is not successful. By default, the number is zero.

   • Retry interval in seconds

     Crystal Enterprise will wait for the specified number of seconds to pass before attempting to process an object again (if the first attempt failed). The default setting is 1800 seconds.

6. Click Schedule to schedule the object.
7. To update the default scheduling information, click Update.

   If you don't click Update, any changes you made to the scheduling information are not saved after this instance.