Scheduling Jobs

Overview

ReportWORQ Jobs can be scheduled for repeated execution from directly within ReportWORQ or by an external scheduler. To schedule a job within ReportWORQ, choose the scheduler icon on the sidebar, then select Add Schedule. Begin by selecting the desired job(s) to be included in the scheduler. Then select the schedule using the schedule time editor. Optionally provide one or more email addresses in the notification list to receive a status notification email when this job completes. Email notifications are only available if the Email Distributor has been configured. Finally, if the job contains parameter values, it is possible to override those parameter values here. For example, if a job was configured to run for a specific Business Unit, we could configure a schedule to run and send reports for Business Unit A daily, and another schedule for Business Unit B Weekly.

The Scheduler can be disabled from the Configuration tab of the Administration screen. When the Scheduler is disabled none of the scheduled tasks will run. When the Scheduler is re-enabled, all scheduled tasks will run at the next scheduled time in the future. Scheduled task times that were missed while the Scheduler was disabled will not run automatically.

The Scheduler allows a user to select a folder OR specific jobs in the folder. The user cannot select a folder and jobs within that folder simultaneously. By selecting a folder ReportWORQ will apply the schedule to all the jobs within that folder. If new jobs are then added to that folder they will also be run on the configured schedule. Aternatively, by selecting individual jobs, ReportWORQ will only apply the schedule to those specific jobs.

The Scheduler, by default, provides a basic user interface for selecting a recurring schedule. However, ReportWORQ also supports an advanced mode, based on Cron syntax, which allows for more customized schedules. Visit Crontab Guru for more details about Cron and examples of different Cron syntax.

View our forum post for advanced scheduling options.