Recurring schedules overview

Use recurring schedules to run tasks at regularly repeating intervals. This type of schedule is especially useful for routine tasks that should be run on a regular basis but that do not require specific data to be present for successful completion. For example, the AMI Readings Import (ARI) Cleanup Task and the Stale Data Detection Process Task are typically run on recurring schedules.

IEE starts tasks scheduled for the same time simultaneously, rather than sequentially. IEE can run these tasks simultaneously because it does not have to wait for specific data to arrive prior to starting the task.

IEE allows flexibility in defining the recurring schedules, but they still must be configured within a framework that has a structural regularity. For schedules that are not confined to such a structure, use Data-driven schedules.

The scheduling options are Daily, Weekly, and Monthly.

  • Daily. Schedules tasks to be run every day, or at specified daily intervals (such as every third day, for example). The tasks can run once each scheduled day at a specific time, or they can run at defined intervals during each scheduled day.

  • Weekly. Schedules tasks to run on selected days of the week (Sunday through Saturday) either every week or at defined weekly intervals. For example, you can specify that tasks run every second Tuesday and Thursday. The tasks can run once each scheduled day at a specific time, or they can run at defined intervals during each scheduled day.

  • Monthly. Schedules tasks to run on a certain day of the month, specified either numerically (1 through 31), or according to position (the third Monday of each month, for example). In addition, the tasks can be run once a month, or at defined monthly intervals (every other month, for example). Finally, the tasks can run once each scheduled day at a specific time, or they can run at defined intervals during each scheduled day.

All three scheduling options have a starting date. They can have a defined end date, or they can run open ended.

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