Defining Control Execution Calendars
To define periodicity of control execution, you must specify the steering calendar to be used.
Specifying a control steering calendar
To specify a steering calendar:
1. In the control properties, select the Execution tab.
2. Select an Execution Frequency.
This field is for information only.3. Select a Steering Calendar.
Different steering calendars exist for different execution periodicities:
• daily
• monthly
• weekly
You can create a steering calendar if none of those supplied as standard is suitable.Creating and configuring a steering calendar
To create a steering calendar:
1. Select Control Library > Control Management > Steering Calendars > Steering Calendars and click New.
2. In the Steering Date section, click New.
3. Open the steering date properties dialog box and select the Scheduling tab.
4. Specify the information required for starting the campaign including:
• start and end dates for execution campaigns
Begin and end dates specified on the steering calendar do constitute campaign start and end dates. They simply serve to define the interval within which assessment sessions can take place.It is recommended to use a relative begin date on the steering date.• start date and hour (defined in UTC format).
For details on possible configurations, see the section concerning the scheduler in the technical article "HOPEX Studio".5. Select Execute at start date & time if you wish to launch the campaign execution immediately.
If the check box is deactivated, the scheduler waits for the next recurrent date (and time) to trigger the job.Viewing controls connected to a steering calendar
To view which control is connected to which steering calendar:
Select Control Library > Control Management > Steering Calendars > Controls Per Steering Calendar.