Guide: Create a Schedule
| OnlyDC-Maestro userscan create and manage Schedules. |
- Summary of steps
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Select an Instance Available DataChain
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Click on the button
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Select the Project DataChain Core that contains the items to be automated
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[select-task] DataChain to be added
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[select-element] on which the task will be run
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Complete the metadata and set the privacy parameter. of the Schedule
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Check the information and click Save
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You are redirected to the Scheduling Workflow and can immediately add tasks manually or use the autocalculate function
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Introduction
A Schedule groups together a set of tasks (Pipeline), scheduled or not.
It can run manually, or automatically without you being connected.
When a user creates a Schedule, they become its owner.
The owner account is used to communicate with DataChain and perform DataChain tasks.
| Your rights on the elements and your global permissions condition the access to the elements of DataChain Projects as well as the proper execution of tasks. |
Select Working Instance
To create a Schedule, you must have selected an available DataChain Instance from the list of Instances.
The selected instance is called Working Instance and will remain visible in the left menu.
To create a Schedule, DC-Maestro must be able to communicate with the Working Instance.
If the Working Instance is connected, the icon 
is displayed.
If the connection is lost, the icon 
will be displayed.
In this case, it will not be possible to create a Schedule or modify the Pipeline.
Enter your password
To create a new Schedule, click on the button located in the left menu.
The user who creates a Schedule automatically becomes its owner.
This means that all DataChain tasks will be executed according to its profile, and therefore its DataChain rights and permissions.
In order to secure the Schedule execution and allow DC-Maestro to execute the tasks even if you are not connected, enter your password then click on 
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Project
The first step in creating a Schedule is to select a Project.
Only Projects of which you are a member are visible.
The choice of Project defines the scope of the Schedule and therefore determines the DataChain elements available for task execution.
| It is not possible to run tasks on elements from different Projects in the same Schedule. |
When you click on a Project card, you automatically move on to the next step.
If you wish to change Projects, click on the 
button.
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The Project can be modified at a later date and the tasks remapped to the elements of the new Project. |
Complete the metadata and set the privacy parameter.
Only the label is mandatory, but we recommend that you briefly describe the Schedule goal and add a tag to simplify research and understanding.
These elements can be modified after the initialization step.
How you want the Schedule to be shared defines the privacy parameter.
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: all the elements that make up the Schedule can be consulted in read-only mode by allDC-Maestro users -
: the Schedule is only visible to the owner
In all cases, only the owner and contributors can modify or delete elements (metadata, tasks, execution, …) of a Schedule.
Set execution type and frequency
During the initialization step, it is recommended to choose a manual execution, in order to execute the Pipeline and automate it whenever you want.
In all cases, all the parameters can be modified later.
By default, autorun is set to run every day at 6am (UTC).
To modify this setting, you can either use the form or the CRON language.
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The orchestration time zone is UTC. When you set the execution frequency, you must take the difference into account +. For example, if you want to schedule an execution every day at 18:00, and the server indicates 12:00 whereas your computer indicates 13:00, you must subtract one hour, i.e. set the CRON to 17:00. The server time can be viewed at any time in the top menu. |
Once all the fields have been correctly filled in, click on 
to go to the last step.
Save Schedule
After checking all the elements, click on 
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The initialization is complete and the integration phase begins.
The integration time in the orchestrator can vary from a few seconds to a few minutes.
During this integration phase, the Schedule cannot be executed.
If you try to run the Schedule during this phase, a warning message is displayed.
It is possible to modify the Schedule during this phase and to build the Workflow.
As soon as the integration phase is finished, you can test the execution from the list of Schedules by clicking on 
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