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The HCL Unica Scheduler
The Unica Scheduler enables you to configure a process to run at intervals that you define.

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    - The HCL Unica Scheduler
      The Unica Scheduler enables you to configure a process to run at intervals that you define.
      - Scheduler triggers tghat are sent on success or failure of runs
        When you create or edit a schedule, you can configure a trigger that the schedule sends on success or failure of a run, and you can also configure one or more schedules to listen for these triggers.
      - Schedules that depend on completion of multiple runs
        You can configure a schedule to run only when multiple other schedules have finished their runs by using the On completion of other tasks option in the When to start drop down list.
      - Schedule triggers that are sent from an external script
        The Unica Scheduler can respond to triggers sent by an external application. The scheduler_console_client utility enables this feature. This utility issues triggers that can launch one or more schedules set up to listen for that trigger.
      - Scheduler recurrence patterns
        You can set up a schedule to run repeatedly by configuring a recurrence pattern. Any recurrence pattern you set begins after the start time you specify.
      - Time zone support
        You can schedule runs to occur in the context of any one of a large number of worldwide time zones.
      - Scheduler throttling
        Throttling is used to manage performance when a large number of processes are likely to place high demands on the system. Throttling is based on scheduler groups that you set up on the Settings > Configuration page. You assign a throttling threshold to a group, and associate schedules with that group.
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        Only if you have applied Unica Platform FixPack 10.0.0.1, a whitelist prerequisite applies to any external tasks that you create to schedule API calls or scripts.
      - Best practices for setting up schedules
        These are some best practices for planning and configuring scheduled runs of Unica objects.
      - The create a schedule wizard
        This section describes in detail the pages you use when you create a schedule.
      - Run exclusions
        From the 10.0 Fix Pack 2 release onwards, you can create exclusion rules to exclude the scheduler run for certain days or time. You can add multiple rules for various schedules.
      - What to consider when you use the scheduler with Unica Campaign
        Some special configuration applies when you use the Unica Scheduler with Unica Campaign
      - Schedule notifications
        You can set up notifications for any schedule, to alert you to the status of scheduled runs. In addition, users with Administrator permissions in Unica Platform can set up groups to which notifications are sent.
      - Schedule management
        You can manage all schedules from the Settings > Schedule management page. You must have the Administer Scheduled tasks page permission in Unica Platform to manage schedules.
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      You can customize the appearance of the user interface where most Unica product pages appear. By editing a cascading style sheet and providing your own graphics, you can change many of the images, fonts, and colors in the user interface.
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The Unica Scheduler

The Unica Scheduler enables you to configure a process to run at intervals that you define.

Items that you can schedule

You can schedule the following.

Unica Campaign flowchart runs
Note: The Unica Scheduler is completely independent of the Schedule process in Unica Campaign.
Unica Optimize optimization session and post-optimization flowchart runs
Unica Deliver mailings
Unica Plan bulk deactivations
Calls to external APIs
Unica alerts and notifications
External batch or shell scripts

Schedules and runs

The scheduler uses two basic concepts: schedules and runs.

A schedule is any task that you want to run once or on a recurring basis. When you define a schedule you specify the Unica object, the start and end dates, and optionally, the frequency with which the task is run (called a recurrence pattern).
A run is an execution instance of a schedule.

Types of schedules

There are three types of schedules.

Time-based - Runs occur at specified times.
Trigger-based - Runs occur when a schedule receives a specified trigger (for example, when another schedule sends a trigger on success or failure of its run, or when the scheduler utility sends a trigger).
Multiple-run-based - Runs are dependent on other schedules, and occur only when multiple other schedules have finished their runs

Schedule notifications

You can set up notifications that are sent to yourself for schedules you create, and administrators can set up notifications that are sent to groups of users for schedules created by anyone.

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