Introduction to the Scheduler
Concepts
The Scheduler feature enables to perform tasks defined by MEGA or by an HOPEX Administrator at defined dates, times, and frequencies so as to avoid overloading HOPEX at user working hours.
Job
A job is a process. It includes:
• a macro to be executed
• a context, which gives the information required to execute the macro: Job Context as a character string.
Scheduler
The Scheduler enables to schedule job execution:
• execution date and time
• frequency
Trigger
A Trigger is associated with a job to define the job execution date:
• the Trigger is based on a Trigger Definition. This definition consists of a job which includes the macro that the Trigger will execute.
• the Scheduler enables to define when (date and time) to execute the job and at which frequency.
Defining your Local Time (Time Zone)
In the Scheduler, by default the time format is hh:mm:ss (UTC). To facilitate the configuration, you can change this UTC format for a (user or server) local time format.
To define your user local time:
1. Access the site (or environment) level options.
2. Expand the Installation folder and select Web Application.
3. In the right pane, use the drop-down menu of the Time zone option to select your time zone.
E.g.: select "(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)” to configure times in New-York local time.
When you configure your Triggers, their execution scheduling is defined in this time zone if you choose User time zone as execution time zone.
If you configure your Triggers in the UTC or Server time zone, you can check their conversion in this local time zone if needed.
For example, see Defining the Execution Time.