Trigger shape (schedule)
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Trigger schedule options are used to schedule the associated process flow to run at a specified frequency and/or time. Here, you can use intuitive selection options to define your requirements or - if you are familiar with regular expressions - use advanced options to build your own expression.
Trigger schedules are based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Schedules can be defined based on the following occurrences:
Define a schedule to run every x minutes - for example:
Define a schedule to run every x hours - for example:
Define a schedule to run on selected days of the week at a given start time - for example:
Use the every dropdown list for quick daily presets, or define custom settings:
Define a schedule to run on selected days of the month or weeks, for selected months, at a given start time - for example:
Use the every dropdown list for quick monthly presets, or define custom settings:
If you are familiar with cron expressions, you can select this option to activate the cron expression field beneath and enter your required expression directly:
Patchworks supports the 'standard' cron expression format, consisting of five fields: minute, hour, day of the month, month, and day of the week.
Each field is represented by a number or an asterisk (*) to indicate any value. For example:
0 5 * * * would run at 5 am, every day of the week.
Extended cron expressions (where six characters can be used to include seconds or seven characters to include seconds and year) are not supported.
Follow the steps below to add a new trigger schedule.
Step 1 To add a new schedule, click the add new schedule button:
Step 2 Select an occurrence.
Step 3 Define your required settings for the occurrence.
Step 4 Click save to save this schedule. The schedule is added to the shape - for example:
You can add a single schedule, or multiple schedules. When you add multiple schedules, ALL of them will be active.
