.. _create-update-schedule:


Create or Update a Schedule
-----------------------------

#. Choose the hierarchy at which the schedule is to be created.
#. Open the **Scheduling** form (default menu **Administration Tools > Scheduling**
   to view existing schedules (if configured).
#. To Create, click **Add** open the **Scheduling** input form to create a new schedule.
   To Update, select a  schedule to modify.
#. On the **Base/Details** tab, complete the following:

   a. Enter a mandatory **Schedule Name**.
   #. Enter the **Owner** (the user who created the schedule). 
   #. From the mandatory **Schedule Type** drop-down list, choose either the
      **Multi Execution** or **Single Execution** option. This enables the respective
      **Multiple Executions** or **Single Execution** tab on the input form.
   #. Select or clear the **Active** check box to enable or disable the entire
      schedule. 

#. Click **+** next to **Scheduled resources** to specify actions to execute on
   resources (if required). More than one action on more than one resource type
   can be scheduled, with specification of a resource attribute. 
#. Select the **Resource Type**. The resources that can be executed is ``data/DataSync``.
#. For a selected Resource Type, select a unique identifier as **Resource Attribute**, 
   often the name of the Resource Type, typically ``name``.
#. For the **Resource**, select the value of the Resource Attribute. 
   For example, if the attribute is ``name``, then the name of the resource. 
#. The **Perform Action** check box is used to enable or disable a specific 
   scheduled resource action. 
#. On either the **Multiple Executions** or **Single Execution** tab,
   enter the scheduling time information according to the selected schedule type.

   * Date format: *YYYY-MM-DD* in Local time - an **Execution Timezone** is selected  
   * Time format: *HH:MM:SS* in Local time  - an **Execution Timezone** is selected 

   a. For Multiple Executions, select or clear the following check boxes for
      execution options on the **Multiple Executions** tab:
   
      i. **Use Specific Executions** - Allows one or more specific schedule times: 
         an **Execution Date**, **Execution Time** and **Execution Timezone** is added
         for each specific schedule.
      #. **Use Calender Executions** - Allows one or more calendar times (**Calendar Hour** and **Calendar Minute**)
         and dates (**Calendar Month** and **Calendar Day**).
         If no time is entered, the current time is used.
      #. **Use Timed Executions** - Allows one or more specified number of repetitions (**Number of Repeats**)
         at intervals (**Repeat after (x) Days**, **Repeat after (x) Hours**, 
         **Repeat after (x) Minutes**) from a specified start time (**First Execution Date**,
         **First Execution Time**, **First Execution Timezone**).
   
      If more than one of these options is selected, the first scheduled time
      will take priority. 
   
   #. For Single Executions, provide the **Execution Date**, **Execution Time** and **Execution Timezone**
      on the **Single Execution** tab.            
#. Click **Save** to create the schedule.

The scheduled task is displayed on the Schedule list view.

.. |VOSS Automate| replace:: VOSS Automate
.. |Unified CM| replace:: Unified CM