Setting a schedule

Use the Set Schedule dialog to define the time periods for the change windows that you are creating. This dialog opens when you select the Schedule Change Windows action.

1. Specify the Start Date and End Date for the change windows. These dates must fall within the start and end dates that you specified for the Change Window Calendar in which you are creating these change windows.
2. (Optional) In the Notes field, type any additional information that you want to associate with this schedule.
3. Use the radio buttons, fields, and menus to build a phrase that defines the time interval and start time for the change windows. For example, you can schedule the change windows to start every day at 2:00 AM; weekly, every three weeks, on Sunday at 7:00 AM; every second month, on the last Tuesday of the month at 8:30 PM; or every year, on January 1, at 5:30 AM.
   Use these guidelines for building the schedule:

   • Click the radio button for the selection that you want to make.
   • In the field at Every, type a number to set the interval. For example, type 2 to specify every two weeks.
   • For a monthly schedule, type two digits to specify the day of the month; for example, type 05 to schedule the change windows for the fifth day of the month or months.
   • For the at time specification, use the format H:MM AM or H:MM PM. For example, type 7:00 AM.
4. At any time, you can click Preview to display a list of upcoming dates and times that conform to the specified schedule. If you want to change the schedule, specify different values in the fields, and click Preview again.
5. Click OK when you are satisfied with the schedule. The Set Schedule dialog closes, and you are returned to the Change Window Calendar view.

   For each day that contains a change window defined in the schedule, the Calendar displays the number of hours for the change window. For example, if you set a weekly schedule of two-hour change windows on Sundays at 7:00 AM, 2:00 hrs is displayed in each Sunday cell. You can click a link to open the Change Window Schedule dialog and view details about the change windows on that day.