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Creating a schedule

You can create a schedule in

Data Integration

when you configure a task

or linear taskflow

. You can also create a schedule in

Administrator

if you have the appropriate permissions

The following procedure describes how to create a schedule when you access the

Schedule

page from

Data Integration

during task

or linear taskflow

configuration.

Select

Run this task on a schedule

, and then click

New

Configure the following properties:

Property	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.
Starts	Date and time when the schedule takes effect. 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 and taskflow jobs that repeat at regular intervals. For example, if the start date is November 10 and the repeat frequency is monthly, the schedule runs associated assets on the tenth day of each month. If the start time is 3:10 and the repeat frequency is hourly, the assets run every hour at 10 minutes past the hour. Default is the current date, current time, and time zone of the user that creates the schedule.
Time Zone	Select the time zone for the schedule to use. The time zone can differ from the organization time zone or user time zone.
Repeats	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.