Administrator’s Guide

Scheduling administrative tasks with FileMaker Server 6-5
2. Choose Action menu > Properties (Windows) or Schedules menu >
Edit Schedule (Mac OS).
See page 6-2 for an illustration of the options in the Edit Schedule
dialog box.
3. Make changes to the scheduled task, then click OK.
Tips
1 You can double-click a schedule in the list to open the schedule
Properties (Windows) or Edit Schedule dialog box (Mac OS).
1 To change the format of dates or times in the Schedules list, change
the date or time format settings in the Regional Settings control panel
(Windows) or the Date & Time control panel (Mac OS).
Duplicating scheduled tasks
Sometimes it’s easier to use an existing scheduled task as a template,
rather than defining a completely new schedule. To duplicate an
existing schedule and use it as a base for a new one:
1. In the Schedules list (Windows) or Schedules window (Mac OS),
select one or more scheduled tasks.
2. Choose Action menu > Duplicate (Windows) or Schedules menu >
Duplicate Schedule (Mac OS).
The schedule appears with the word “copy” appended to its name.
For more information about editing the duplicate schedule, see the
previous section and “Scheduling tasks to run automatically
(Mac OS)” on page 6-1.
Deleting scheduled tasks
1. In the Schedules list (Windows) or Schedules window (Mac OS),
select one or more scheduled tasks.
2. Choose Action menu > Delete (Windows) or Schedules menu >
Delete Schedule (Mac OS).
You see a confirmation message asking you to confirm that you want
to delete the selected schedule.
Note You can’t undo the deletion of a schedule.
3. Click OK.
Enabling and disabling scheduled tasks
You can enable or disable specific schedules or disable all schedules
at once.
To perform
this action Do this
Enable a
schedule when
creating it
In the scheduled task’s Properties dialog box (Windows) or
New Schedule dialog box (Mac OS), be sure Enable this
schedule is selected.
Windows: If you use the Task Scheduling assistant to create
a schedule, the scheduled task is enabled by default.
Enable a
schedule that
was disabled
Windows: Select one or more disabled schedules in the
Schedules list and choose Action menu > Enabled. A
checkmark appears next to the Enabled command in the
Action menu to indicate the current selection is enabled.
Mac OS: In the Schedules window, click the empty
checkbox to the left of the schedule name. A checkmark
appears, indicating that the scheduled task is enabled.
Disable a
selected
schedule
Windows: Select one or more enabled schedules in the
Schedules list and choose Action menu > Enabled. The
checkmark next to the Enabled command in the Action menu
disappears to indicate the current selection is disabled.
Mac OS: In the Schedules window, click the checkbox to the
left of the schedule name. The checkmark disappears,
indicating that the scheduled task is disabled.