Automation of executions :: Adobis Data Platform Documentation

In summary

The execution of Schedules can be automated
Only the Schedule Owner and contributors can set the execution frequency
The frequency is defined with a CRON syntax
It is possible to use a CRON generation form
To pause an autorun, disable schedule
To run a Schedule freely, use manual execution

Set Frequency

Frequency is available and visible for automatic Schedules, when creating or editing a Schedule.
It can be defined directly in CRON language or generated from a form.

By default, the frequency is set to run every day at 6am.

CRON form

DC-Maestro allows you to use the standard CRON syntax to define a Schedule frequency of execution.

Automation 1. **Accepted syntax**
Field	Accepted numbers	Accepted characters	Details
Month (M)	1 to 12	, * / -
Days (D)	1 to 31	, * / -
Week (W)	0 to 6	, * / -
Hours (H)	0 to 23	, * / -
Minutes (m)	0 to 59	, * / -	The character * alone and a frequency lower than */5 are not accepted

Automation 2. **Meaning**
Character	Description
,	Fixed value
-	Range of values (ascending order)
*	All values
/	Interval within a specific range

To learn more about the CRON language, see Wikipedia page.

CRON generation form

The form transforms the frequency set in natural language to CRON syntax.

All the options (minutes, hours, days, months) must be specified. Then click on to display the result in the CRON form.

CRON helper form

Enable and disable recurrence

Disable Scheduling to freeze executions, for example until a failed task has been resolved or the task pipeline has been modified.

It is possible to activate and deactivate the recurrence either:

From the Schedules list
Click on the menu at the end of the line and then click on "Inactivate".
From the "Settings" tab of the Schedule page
Click on the to edit the metadata area.
Move the switch to to inactivate it and to activate it.

It is impossible to run an Schedule when it is idle.

Related page

Schedule Execution