Using Rubiflow Scheduler

Using Rubiflow Scheduler

The Rubiflow Scheduler helps you to schedule workflows to run at pre-decided time intervals. The scheduled workflows execute at the set time without any user intervention. This makes it easy to automate certain processes.
To schedule your workflow, follow the steps given below.

  1. Open the workflow that you want to schedule. Refer to Opening a Workflow.
  2. Click the ellipsis (  ) located on the function pane.
  3. From the options displayed, click the Schedule (  ) icon.Schedule List is displayed.

  4. Click Create Schedule.

    (info) Note:

    To Edit or Delete the scheduled run, Click the ellipsis (  ) corresponding to it.

    Create Schedule page is displayed.

  5. Enter/select the required fields.




    The table given below describes the fields and buttons present on the create schedule screen.


    Field

    Description

    Name

    Enter the title for the scheduled run

    Description

    Enter a short description for the scheduled run.

    Schedule





    Schedule on run data

    Select the time period on which it should be run - monthly, weekly, or daily.

    Active

    Select active check box to keep your schedule active.

    Start date/ End date

    Select the date from when you want to schedule the run till the date where you want to end it.

    Select day

    In case of weekly schedule , select the day of the week for the run.

    Run time

    Enter the time that you want to set for scheduled run. Please note, this time is in UTC.

    Notify Run status

    Email notification

    Select EMAIL NOTIFICATION check box to enable the notifications via email; clear it otherwise.

    Email address

    Enter the email address where you want the notification to be sent.

    Message

    Enter the message to be used in the notification email.

  6. Click Create.
    Upon successful creation, your schedule is displayed in the schedule list and the workflow runs at the scheduled time.

  7. After execution you receive a mail with detailed description about  Execution Logs, Workflow status, total number of tasks executed, and total number of task failed and its description.



Refer below schedule frequency options to schedule the pipeline execution.

Schedule TypeDescriptionRelated Fields
Daily

For daily export of the dashboard.

  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Time
Weekly

For weekly export of the dashboard.

  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Day of the week (only one day can be selected)
  • Time
Monthly

For monthly export of the dashboard.

  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Date of the month (only one date can be selected)
  • Time
Send Now

For immediate export of the dashboard (after creating the schedule).

  • No selectable fields available.
  • The Save button at the bottom of the Send Email section changes to Save and Send.
FortnightlyFor export after 15 days from the start date
  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Time
Half-Monthly For export on 1st and 16th and so on
  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Time
Last Friday of the Month For export on last friday of the month
  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Time
Quarterly For export on each quarter change
  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Time
Half-Yearly For export in the interval of 6 months in the defined duration
  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Time
Yearly
 For export in the interval of  1 year (12 months) in the defined duration
  • From Date
  • To Date
  • Time

Note:

Make sure that all schedule Time is created as per the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format.