* * * New or Improved for 2014.1 * * *  Schedule Entry

Field	Description
Name	Enter a unique descriptive name for the schedule, such as Weekly Baseline Report.
Start Time End Time	Enter a start and end time. Enter a time zone for each. The local time based on your machine is used by default.
Start Date End Date	Enter the date you want to start and end the schedule.
No End Date	Select this option if you want the schedule to run forever or until it is deleted.

Daily Recurring Schedule Form

Recur Every Days	Enter the number of days between each run. For example, to run the schedule every other day, enter 2.
All Day Event	Select this option if you want the schedule to run an entire day without a specific start and end time.

You need to create multiple entries to run multiple imports of the same data each day. For example, you want to run an import in the morning and in the afternoon each day (twice a day), you would create a schedule for the morning run and another for the afternoon run.

Hourly Recurring Schedule form

Recur Every Hours

Enter the number of hours between each run. For example, to run the schedule every other hour, enter 2.

Weekly Recurring Schedule Form

Recur Every Weeks	Enter the number of weeks between each run. For example, to run the schedule every other week, enter 2.
Days of the Week	Select the specific days of the week you want the schedule to run.

Monthly Recurring Schedule Form

Method 1	Enter the cardinal day number (such as 5 or 26) of every number of months you want the schedule to run.
Method 2	Enter the ordinal day number (such as the first Tuesday or last Saturday) of every number of months you want the schedule to run.

HEAT Users prior to 2014.3 - Pre-Release If you get an error message ("The following information does not satisfy validation constraints:"), you must do the following: Create a new required rule for DayNumber, required is UseMethod1 is set. Update the required rules for WeekNumber and WeekDay, required if UseMethod2 is set. Delete the required rule for RecurEvery. In its place, add a new initialization rule for RecurEvery, and set it to 1.

Yearly (Annual) Recurring Schedule Form

Recur Every Years	Enter the number of years between each run. For example, to run the schedule every other year, enter 2.
Method 1	Enter the specific day of the year you want the schedule to run (such as March 1).
Method 2	Enter the ordinal day number (such as the first Tuesday of January or the last Saturday of July) you want the schedule to run.

1.

Within the Configuration Console, choose Business Objects, then View All objects.

2.

From the list, notice the ScheduleEntry object has four member objects: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly.

Schedule Entry Objects

3.

Select a member object (such as ScheduleEntry.DailySchedule), then choose the Forms tab. Two forms appear.

4.

Choose a form. Notice the form contains time only controls.

Schedule Entry Form

5.

Remove the start time and end time controls.

6.

Click Save.

Repeat this procedure for ALL forms under each member object (ScheduleEntry.DailySchedule, ScheduleEntry.WeeklySchedule, ScheduleEntry.MonthlySchedule, and ScheduleEntry.YearlySchedule).

1.

Within the Configuration Console, choose Business Objects, then open the ScheduleEntry object.

2.

Choose the Object Fields tab, then select the StartTime field.

3.

Select the Hold Time and Time Zone options.

Schedule Entry Field Types

4.

Click Save.

Repeat this process for the EndTime field.

Setting these fields automatically sets the time fields for the member objects.

Schedule Entry Member Objects

1.

Within the Configuration Console, choose Business Objects, then open a member object (such as ScheduleEntry.DailySchedule).

2.

Choose the Forms tab, then select a form.

3.

Drag the StartTime and EndTime controls onto the form where the former time only fields once were. See for more information on how to do this.

Notice that the control now includes a container for time zone and a label for local time.

Schedule Entry Example: Time Zone Enabled

4.

Click Save.

Repeat this procedure for ALL forms under each member object (ScheduleEntry.DailySchedule, ScheduleEntry.WeeklySchedule, ScheduleEntry.MonthlySchedule, and ScheduleEntry.YearlySchedule).