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Schedules

Introducing Scheduling

You can schedule a variety of actions with this application. The following sections describe how to

do this.

NOTE:

Use Group Ops to schedule operations on more than one device at the same time instead of scheduling

multiple individual operations at the same time.

Using Schedules

Use the Schedules screen to set the start and stop time, as well as any recurrence pattern for

processes that support this feature. You can

Edit, Execute

and

Delete

scheduled items in the

Schedules screen (under the

System Services

node of the navigation window or from

File -> Open

-> System Services -> Schedules

Figure 30-1. Schedules screen

This manager uses typical filtering (see Basic Filter Editor on page 739). You can also select

File ->

Import

and

Export

back up schedules or configure other systems.

CAUTION:

Best practice is to allow plenty of time between jobs rather than concentrating them within a short

period. This conserves computing resources and avoids bottlenecks. While the application lets you

schedule many jobs within a short period, the risk is that they may take longer than the time allotted. If