Create a schedule

Create a new schedule when you want to assign tasks to be performed on selected devices at a scheduled date and time.

For information about the New Schedule dialog and how to manage the tasks in the commands screen, see New Schedule dialog.

1. Click Device Management > Schedules.
2. Click New Schedule. The New Schedule dialog appears.
3. In the Description field, enter a descriptive name for the schedule.
4. Select the device type and the action on that device that you would like to perform. The links below lead to detailed information about the command information you need to enter.
   • Device: Select the Device option to a select task that can be performed on a device.
   • XBee: Select the XBee option to select the XBee device discovery task.
   • SMS: Select the SMS option to select a task that can be performed on a device that uses SMS messaging.
   • Satellite: Select the Satellite option to select a task that can be performed on a device that uses Satellite messaging.
   • SM/UDP: Select the SM/UDP option to select a task that can be performed on a device that uses SM/UDP messaging.
   • My Tasks: Select the My Task option to create a schedule with tasks that you can repeat for different devices.
   • Public Tasks: Select the Public Tasks option to create a schedule with tasks that have been supplied by OEM. You cannot add to or update the tasks in this list. However, you can update any Public Tasks that you add to a schedule.
5. Click the On Error drop-down list to specify the action that should be taken when the action ends in an error: End Task, Continue, or Retry.
6. Click the On End drop-down list to specify the action that should be taken when the task ends. Options are:
   • Nothing: Do not select the Sleep option. The device status is not changed.
   • Sleep: Select the Sleep option if the device should go to sleep after the action has been performed.
7. Select the Allow Offline option if the action should be taken even if the device is offline.

   Note This option is not available for all device type selections.

8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to add additional tasks to the schedule.
9. Click Schedule >> to schedule the task(s) and select a device.
   1. Use the options in the One Time and Recurring tabs to schedule the tasks. See Schedule frequency for details about these options.
   2. Select a device from the list. Use the SHIFT and CTRL keyboard buttons to select additional devices.
10.  Save or run the schedule.
    • Click Schedule to save the schedule.
    • If you chose the Immediate scheduling option, the Schedule button is not available. Click Run Now to run the schedule. The schedule is not saved.