The 'Schedule' function allows the execution of (part of) a selection flowchart (periodically) to be scheduled and executed at the desired day and time.
Drag a schedule block onto the worksheet. Connect the schedule block to one or more selection blocks.
Double-click on the schedule block to open the settings.
The settings screen for a schedule block contains the following two tabs:
Tab
Description
Settings
Create, add, edit and validate schedule.
Notification
Receive confirmation email after schedule is started and/or stopped.
Multiple schedules
It is possible to place a schedule block at the top of a selection flow to execute the underlying selection flow.
Please note that the order of execution is important with multiple schedules.
Type of schedules
Open the block to set the schedule.
The following schedule types are present:
No.
Option
Description
1
Recalculate
Selection is recalculated when schedule is executed
Please note: default setting for recalculation is 'on'
2
Type
Select the desired pattern
Once: schedule is executed once at a chosen date and time
Periodic: schedule is executed according to a periodic pattern over a specific period of time
o Multiple times per day
o Daily
o Weekly
o Monthly
Please note: For a periodic execution (multiple times per day, daily, weekly, monthly) of a selection flowchart, the desired pattern must be defined.
3
Every
Select every X weeks and the desired day(s) of the week
4
Multiple times per day or fixed time
Select a fixed time or choose 'Multiple times per day'
5
Period
Select the desired period by selecting a start and end date
6
Time zone
Select a time zone to make a selection in that time zone
7
Description
Description of the specified settings in plain text (will be filled in automatically)
Notification
On the 'Notifications' tab, you can specify whether a notification e-mail should be sent out when the schedule block is started and/or stopped.
Specify one or more (separated by a semicolon) email addresses where the notification can be sent to when the schedule is started and/or stopped.
The notification email contains details about the campaign, selection and the block of the started/stopped schedule.
Start schedule
To start the schedule, right-click on a schedule a select 'Start Schedule'.
After clicking 'Start Schedule' the schedule becomes active. An active schedule will execute all the steps of the selected schedule pattern in the selection flowchart to which the schedule block is associated.
An active schedule can be recognized by the rotating green (arrow) icon.
To stop the schedule, right-click on a schedule and select "Stop Schedule" from the context menu.
