Creating schedules

Create a single, recurrent, or Cron-based schedule to run an automated test set at a specified time.

Schedule an automated test set to run once, repeatedly, or on a Cron expression. Your schedules appear under Schedules in the Execution section.

Prerequisites

To create a schedule for an automated test, you need the Automated execution Test Manager permission. When creating a custom Test Manager role, you can find this permission under Task Permissions.

Note:

The Test Manager project roles that can create schedules are: Project owner, Test Manager, and Test Executor.

Steps

1. Go to the Execution section of your project, then navigate to Schedules.

2. Select Create Schedule.

3. Configure your schedule as needed, using the following fields:

   1. Schedule: Enter a name for your schedule.
   2. Test Sets: From the dropdown list, select an automated test set that you want the schedule to apply to.
   3. Description: Enter a description of the schedule.
   4. Schedule Type: Configure additional parameters depending on the schedule type you choose:
      • Single: This type runs only once. Define a Start date and a Time zone.
      • Recurrence: This type runs on a set cadence with a defined start, and end date:
        1. Repeat: Select the schedule cadence:
           • Minutely: Set the number of minutes for the schedule recurrence.
           • Hourly: Set the number of hours for the schedule recurrence.
           • Daily: Set the number of days for the schedule recurrence.
           • Weekly: Set the number of weeks for the schedule recurrence.
           • Monthly: Set the number of months for the schedule recurrence.
        2. Start date: Set a start date for the recurrent schedule.
        3. End date: Select an end date for the recurrent schedule.
        4. Time zone: Select a specific timezone for the schedule.
      • Advanced: This type runs based on a cadence configured using Cron expressions.
        1. Cron Expression: Enter a Cron expression, using Quartz Cron syntax, that represents the schedule recurrence. For example, if you want to configure a schedule that runs every Tuesday, at midnight, you would use the following Quartz Cron expression: 0 0 0 ? * 2. For details, see Using Cron expressions.
        2. Start date: Set a start date for the recurrent schedule.
        3. Time zone: Select a specific timezone for the schedule.

4. Select Save to create the schedule.

   Figure 1. The Create Schedule window

   

Result

The schedule is saved and the automated test execution runs at the configured time. You can view and manage all schedules under Schedules in the Execution section.