Scheduler

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Last updated: Aug 15, 2024 by Oleksandra Kravets
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Automate issues creation of repetitive tasks with a built-in template scheduler 🚀

 

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Cron expression

You have the option to automate issue creation from a template by utilizing a CRON expression, enabling you to establish a highly precise schedule for your template.

  1. Locate the specific template you wish to schedule.

  2. Click on the 3-dots menu and choose Edit.

  3. Proceed to the Scheduler tab.

  4. Select the CRON option from the Trigger type dropdown list.

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  1. Enter the CRON value:
    5.1 Fill in the CRON expression field with the desired schedule.
    5.2 Choose a Timezone or stick with the default setting.
    5.3 Choose a Starting from date (or stick with the default, which is the current date).

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  1. Click on the Show 10 next runs link in the Next run panel to review the schedule.

  1. Let's save the template. Going forward, all issues will be generated according to the CRON expression you have defined for the template.

💡HINT: All issues created according to the schedule can be found on the History tab →

  1. You can easily identify a template with a schedule set up by checking the Next run information in your list of templates.

☝🏼NOTE: Even if you have set up a schedule for a template, you can still manually apply it whenever necessary. Clicking on the "Create Issue(s)" button will not deactivate the schedule.

Examples of CRON expressions

Understanding CRON expressions may have a steep learning curve. Therefore, we recommend exploring a few examples that can be integrated into your templates:

  • Daily at a specific time, for instance, 10 AM - 0 10 * * *

  • Weekly on every 7th day at 8 AM - 0 8 */7 * *

  • Monthly on the first day at midnight - 0 0 1 * *

  • Quarterly on the first day of the quarter - 0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *

Interval

Unlike CRON expressions, the Interval option offers a more convenient method to establish a schedule for your template.

  1. Locate the specific template you wish to schedule → start editing the template → select the Interval option at the Scheduler tab.

  1. Set your schedule by selecting your preferred options. You have the flexibility to set it to repeat every day, week, month, or on specific days of the week or month.

  1. Just like for the Cron expression, you need to select a preferred time along with the Timezone and Starting from values for your schedule.

  1. Final step: review the upcoming 10 runs displayed in the Next run panel and remember to save the template.

  1. Your scheduler is now all set and ready to go, enabling you to relax with the confidence that recurring tasks have been effectively organized!