Scheduling and Server Policies

All policies use the default schedule (Package Schedule) except where you change the schedule in a particular policy. You can also edit the default package schedule.

Review the following sections:


Policy Schedules Versus Distribution Schedules

Policies that must be scheduled have two scheduling methods:

With reference to policies that must be distributed, policy schedules and Distribution schedules are used for different purposes:

In other words, a Distribution's schedule does not directly determine when a policy is enforced. However, a Distributions's schedule, combined with the Channel's Send and Subscribers' Extract schedules, could delay the enforcement of a policy.


Scheduling a Server Policy

To schedule an individual policy:

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click a Policy Package object, click Properties, then select the Policies tab.

  2. Select a policy, click Properties, then select the Policy Schedule tab.

  3. Select a schedule in the Schedule Type field, then configure the schedule:

    Daily
    Event
    Interval
    Monthly
    Never
    Package Schedule
    Relative
    Run Immediately
    Time
    Weekly
    Yearly

    IMPORTANT:  The Relative and Run Immediately schedules are not available for the Scheduled Down policy.


Editing the Default Package Schedule

To edit the default package schedule:

  1. In ConsoleOne, right-click a Policy Package object, then click Properties.

  2. Click Edit.

  3. Select a schedule in the Schedule Type field, then configure the schedule:

    Daily
    Event
    Interval
    Monthly
    Package Schedule
    Relative
    Run Immediately
    Time
    Weekly
    Yearly