Schedule Fields in Enterprise Manager Portal

Use the fields in this topic to define a service schedule.

Schedule Name

  • Name of the schedule.
  • Value—Text string
  • Default—No value

Subscription is

  • Whether or not the subscription can be activated during or outside the scheduled time.
  • Value
    • Enabled during schedule—Service can be activated during the scheduled time.
    • Enabled outside schedule—Service can be activated outside the scheduled time.
  • Default—No value

Start Time

  • Time that a scheduled activity is to start.
  • Value—Time of day in the format hh:mm, where hh indicates the hour and mm indicates the minute. The range is 00:00 to 23:59.
  • Default—No value
  • Example—13:15

Time Zone

  • Time zone for which the schedule is defined.
  • Value—Name of time zone
  • Default—Local time zone

Duration

  • Length of time after the start time that a scheduled activity is allowed.
  • Value—Length of time in minutes, hours, days, or weeks
  • Guidelines—The length of time should be more than 15 minutes; using a shorter time could adversely affect system performance. Table 1 shows the maximum duration for specified recurrence patterns.

    Table 1: Maximum Duration for Recurrence Patterns

    For This Recurrence Pattern

    Duration Must Be Less Than

    Daily

    24 hours

    Weekly

    24 hours

    Monthly

    28th day of the month

    Yearly

    365 days
  • Default—No value
  • Example—2 hours

    During the interval from the start time to 2 hours after the start time, the action (defined on the Schedule Definition Page under the During schedule subscription is field) is available.

Once

  • Date on which the scheduled activity is to occur.
  • Value—Date in the format mm/dd/yyyy, where mm indicates the month, dd indicates the day, and yyyy indicates the year
  • Default—No value
  • Example—12/10/2005

Daily

  • Whether or not the scheduled activity is to occur every day of the week or every weekday.
  • Value
    • day—Scheduled activity is to occur on every day of the week
    • weekday—Scheduled activity is to occur on each day Monday through Friday
  • Default—No value

Weekly

  • Scheduled activity occurs on a specified day or days during a week.
  • Value—Name of day(s) of the week
  • Default—No value

Monthly

  • Scheduled activity occurs on the indicated day every month
  • Value—Day of the month
  • Default—No value

Yearly

  • Scheduled activity occurs on a specified day each year
  • Value—Month and day
  • Default—No value

Range of recurrence Start by

  • Date on which a schedule starts for a recurring action.
  • Value—Date in the format mm/dd/yyyy, where mm indicates the month, dd indicates the day, and yyyy indicates the year
  • Default—No value

    The default indicates that the recurring schedule starts immediately—the next time the recurrence pattern applies.

  • Example—12/10/2005

Range of recurrence End by

  • Date on which a schedule ends for a recurring action.
  • Value—Date in the format mm/dd/yyyy, where mm indicates the month, dd indicates the day, and yyyy indicates the year
  • Default—No value

    The default indicates that the schedule has no end date and remains in place indefinitely.

  • Example—12/10/2005