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General Options Pane Overview

By default, a task is scheduled to run indefinitely once a day at any time of the day. You can, however, set up a schedule that defines what time and on which days the task can run.

The general options that you specify apply every day on which a task is scheduled to run. The tree list in the left pane of the Schedule Component dialog box provides the following general options:

  • Effective dateThis is the date on which the schedule you define becomes effective. A task can not run prior to this date.
See Setting an Effective Date.
  • Time windowThis is the time period during which the task can begin on any scheduled run day.
See Specifying a Time Window.
  • Restart time intervalThis is the time interval used to restart a task during any scheduled run day.
Restarting a Task Within Its Time Window.

The tree list also includes run day options. Run days consist of specific dates, a recurring pattern of days, or both.

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