Schedule

The “Schedule” feature allows you to schedule the execution of (part of) a selection flowchart (on a recurring basis) and run it on the desired day and time.

Drag a schedule block onto the worksheet. Connect the schedule block to one or more selection blocks.

Double-click 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 a schedule.
Notifications	Configure who receives a notification email when the system starts, stops, or encounters an error.

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: The order of execution is important when there are multiple schedules.

Types of Schedules

Open the block to set the schedule.

The following schedule types are available:

No.	Option	Description
1	Recalculate	The selection is recalculated when the schedule is run Note: The default setting for recalculation is “on.”
2	Type	Select the desired pattern One-time: The schedule runs once on a selected date and time Periodic: The schedule runs according to a periodic pattern over a specific period of time o Several times a day o Daily o Weekly o Monthly Note: To run a selection flowchart on a recurring basis (multiple times a day, daily, weekly, monthly), you must define the desired schedule. And when opening a new schedule block, the type is set to "One-time" by default, with the current date and time prefilled. You do not need to save the schedule to see a value displayed. Adjust the date and time as needed, or select "Recurring" to create a repeating schedule pattern
3	Every	Select every X weeks and the desired day(s) of the week
4	Several times a day or at a set time	Select a specific time or choose “Several times a day”
5	Period	Select the desired time period by choosing 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 (automatically populated). Because the type is prefilled by default, a description is already displayed when opening a new block

Notification

On the "Notifications" tab, you can specify whether a notification email should be sent regarding the schedule block.

Under "Send notifications to," enter one or more email addresses, separated by a semicolon (;).

Next, check the boxes next to the notifications you want:

Option	Description
Send a notification when the schedule starts	Notification when the schedule starts
Send a notification when the schedule is stopped	Notification when the schedule is stopped
Send a notification when an error occurs	Notification when execution fails, for example, due to an error in the block or flowchart, or due to a timeout

For each checked option, a required "Subject" field appears with default text. You can customize this text. Fields enclosed in square brackets, such as [BlockNumber], [SelectionId], and [User], are replaced with the current values when the message is sent. In the event of an error, the subject is automatically populated with the relevant selection and block numbers.

The notification email contains details about the campaign, the selection, and the block for the relevant schedule.

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Start Schedule

To start the schedule, right-click on a schedule and select “Start Schedule.”

After you click “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 linked.

An active schedule can be identified by the spinning green (arrow) icon.

To stop a schedule, right-click on it and select “Stop Schedule” from the context menu.

Example

Example of a weekly schedule:

Example of a one-time schedule: