Create a Scheduled Item

Use the Schedule Item Properties window (accessed from within the Scheduler window in CSM Administrator) to create a Scheduled Item. You can also create a Scheduled Item from the Scheduled Items Manager (accessed from the Managers menu in the Blueprints Editor and the mApp Solutions Editor).

When you create a Scheduled Item you define the following properties:

  • General: Name and description.
  • Schedule: Date/time the Scheduled item is scheduled to run.
  • Action: Action the Scheduled Item runs (example: Backup Database).
  • Error Handling: Options for handling errors that prevent a Scheduled Item from running.

To create a Scheduled Item from the Scheduler window:

  1. In the CSM Administrator main window, select the Scheduling category, and then select the Edit Schedule task.
  2. Select Add.
  3. Define Scheduled Item properties:
    1. Define general properties for a Scheduled Item.
    2. Define schedule properties for a Scheduled Item.
    3. Define action properties for a Scheduled Item.
    4. Define error handling properties for a Scheduled Item.

  4. Select Save.

To create a Scheduled Item from the Managers menu:

From a Blueprint:
  1. In the CSM Administrator main window, select the Blueprints category, and then select either the Create a new Blueprint task or the Open an existing Blueprint task.
  2. From the Blueprint Editor menu bar, select Managers > Scheduled Items.
  3. Select Create New.
From a mApp Solution:
  1. In the CSM Administrator main window, select the mApps category, and then select either the Create a new mApp task or the Edit an existing mApp task.
  2. From the mApp Editor menu bar, select Managers > Scheduled Items.
  3. Select Create New.
When creating a Scheduled Item from the Managers menu, only Scheduled Items with an Action type of One-Step or Report are available.