Creating a Scheduled Job

Create a Scheduled Job the same way as a single job, by clicking New Job on one of the DC Job Overview pages. At step 2. Job Options, click Add Schedule.

For detailed information on creating DC Jobs, see DC Job - Find Duplicates in Batch‍.

1. Go to the DC Job tab.
2. click the Down arrow next to the Job Overview header to switch to the Scheduled Job Overview.
   
3. At top right, click New Job.
4. In the New Job modal, at step 1. Select Records, enter a Job Name, select an Object and add a Scenario.
   If needed, add a Cross Object or a Filter.
5. Click Next.
6. At step 2. Job Options, click Add Schedule.
   
7. Select a Frequency: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Custom.
   • Daily: select a preferred start time.
   • Weekly: select one or more weekdays, and a preferred start time.
   • Monthly: select a set day (e.g. the 2nd of each month) or a relative day (e.g. the last day or the last weekday of each month), and a preferred start time.
   • Custom: enter a Cron String. See below for an explanation.

If you've changed your mind and you do not want to use a schedule after all, click Remove Schedule .

7. Optional: Add Auto Merge‍ or Auto Convert‍.
8. Click Next.
9. Select a processing option: Salesforce, DC Local or Plauti Cloud. Note that costs apply for Plauti Cloud jobs.
   Scheduled Jobs can only be processed via the DC Local app if you are also using DC Local Server Mode‍.
10. Click Schedule.

You are returned to the Scheduled Job Overview page or DC Job Overview page, depending on where you started.

11. If you were returned to the DC Job Overview page, at top left, click the Down arrow next to the Job Overview header to switch to the Scheduled Job Overview.
12. In the overview, find the scheduled job you just created to check its details and apply job options if needed. See Scheduled Job Overview.
    Make sure the job's status says Active if you want it to start at the first upcoming moment according to its schedule.

Each time when a scheduled job should run according to its schedule, a new DC job is created and listed on the DC Job Overview‍ page. If it was set to be processed in Salesforce or DC Local (Server Mode), it will run automatically. Jobs for Plauti Cloud need to be started there first, or are processed automatically if Auto Run is enabled.

On the DC Job Overview‍ page you will also find all finished runs of a scheduled job, and you can process their results there.

Custom Cron jobs

When selecting a frequency for your scheduled job, one option is "Custom". If the Daily, Weekly or Monthly options aren't specific enough, you can enter a Cron String here to set a more specific running frequency.

Most Salesforce-supported cron values can be used, except for Salesforce's optional year value in a 7th parameter. 

A Cron expression consists of 6 date/time parameters, separated by white-spaces:

<seconds> <minutes> <hours> <day_of_month> <month> <day_of_week>

Enter a parameter for each date/time option to set a specific schedule. Once the job is scheduled, the job information in the Scheduled Job Overview‍ will show the schedule written out in words.

Notes for using the Salesforce-supported cron parameters

• Jobs cannot run more often than once an hour, so * cannot be used for seconds and minutes, only numbers 0 up to 59. 
• Hours use 24-hour notation, e.g. 9PM = 21.
• Day_of_week starts counting at Sunday, e.g. Sunday to Tuesday = 1-3.  SUN-TUE can also be used here.
• Day_of_month and day_of_week cannot both have a specified value. Enter a value or * for one, and ? for the other.

The Cron parameters

Cron parameter information sourced from https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_scheduler.htm and adapted for use in Duplicate Check

Cron String examples 
Note that some of these examples can also be set using a Weekly or Monthly frequency instead of Custom.

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