Sampling schedules

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Schedules trigger events at a specific times. Some events include:

  • Data Exports — When system should export files.
  • Feed Pulls — When system should import files for processing.
  • Sampling Triggers — When system should trigger pool-based sampling.
  • Push Reports — When to send reports to users through email

Schedule properties

A event is triggered when all the conditions of a schedule are met. If a condition is blank it's considered as always met.

Name
Name of the schedule, and is the name referenced in other setup pages.
Timezone
The timezone in which the settings below take place. For example, when Hours is 16, the schedule triggers at 4 p.m. in the selected timezone.
Second

Seconds in which to trigger. The range is 0 (start of the minute) to 59, and the list is comma-separated. 

Note: Do not leave Second blank. Set the value to a non-zero integer in the range of 1 to 59.
Minute
Minutes in which to trigger. The range is 0 (start of the hour) to 59, and the list is comma-separated. If left blank, it triggers every minute, which is not recommended.
Hour
Hours in which to trigger. The range is 0 (midnight) to 23, and the list is comma-separated. If left blank, it triggers every hour.
Days of Month
Days of the month (comma-separated integers) on which to trigger. If left blank, it triggers every day.
Month
Months in which to trigger. Leave all months unselected (all on the left) to trigger every month.
Days of Week
Days of the week on which to trigger. Leave all days unselected (all on the left) to trigger every day.
On Missed Schedule
What to do when a schedule failed to trigger, such as because the server was down or because of a daylight savings time adjustment.
Wait for nextDo not trigger any missed schedules; wait for the next schedule.
Run onceTrigger the first missed schedule and then wait for the next schedule. Use this option for all important schedules.
Run allTrigger all missed schedules and then wait for the next schedule.
Next Trigger In
Display of the amount of time until the schedule is next triggered.
Next Schedules
Display of the when the next ten times the schedule will trigger. Use this to verify your settings. To see more than ten, click Show more schedules.

Tips and behavior

  • Define a Missed Schedule event for important schedules.