Create a schedule

Certain operations in FactoryTalk AssetCentre can be scheduled to run regularly at set intervals or at a specific time.

Prerequisites

To create schedules, you must have Create a new schedule
, Edit a schedule
, and Command a schedule
permission.

To create a schedule

On Schedules
, select the container or asset for which you want to schedule an operation. The following table shows the scheduled operations supported and corresponding available device types for FactoryTalk AssetCentre Web Client.

Schedule Type	Scheduled Operation	Supported Device Type
Device Monitor	Change Detect	Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 Controller
Disaster Recovery	Backup	Asset Inventory Custom Device Allen-Bradley E300 Overload Relay FactoryTalk Directory FactoryTalk View Site Edition FactoryTalk Optix Runtime (Embedded) FactoryTalk Optix Runtime (Software) Generic FTP Device Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 Controller Allen-Bradley MicroLogix Controller Mitsubishi® Controller (GX Works2™) Mitsubishi Controller (GX Works3™) Schneider Controller (Control Expert) Allen-Bradley MobileView™ Motoman Robot PanelView™ Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus Allen-Bradley PLC-5 Controller Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive Remote Computer Siemens S7 Controller (STEP7) Siemens S7 Controller (TIA Portal) Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Controller Stratix Switch ABB Robot FANUC Robot RA Drive
	Backup and Compare	Asset Inventory Custom Device Allen-Bradley E300 Overload Relay FactoryTalk Directory FactoryTalk View Site Edition FactoryTalk Optix Runtime (Embedded) FactoryTalk Optix Runtime (Software) Generic FTP Device Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 Controller Allen-Bradley MicroLogix Controller Mitsubishi Controller (GX Works2) Mitsubishi Controller (GX Works3) Schneider Controller (Control Expert) Allen-Bradley MobileView Motoman Robot Allen-Bradley PanelView Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus Allen-Bradley PLC-5 Controller Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive Remote Computer Siemens S7 Controller (STEP7) Siemens S7 Controller (TIA Portal) Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Controller Allen-Bradley Stratix Switch ABB Robot FANUC Robot RA Drive
	Source Code Validation	Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 Controller
Security Compliance	Security Posture Check	Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 Controller

Select New schedule
, and then specify the following for Device Monitor
schedule and Disaster Recovery
schedule.

Property	Description
Operation	Device Monitor – Change Detect Disaster Recovery – Backup Disaster Recovery – Backup and Compare Disaster Recovery – Source Code Validation Security Compliance – Security Posture Check
Name	The schedule name cannot be duplicated, empty, or exceed 160 characters.
Description	The schedule description cannot exceed 256 characters.
Completion email list	Manually Enter a list of email addresses to which you want notifications sent when the scheduled operation completes. If you want to include more than one email address, separate the addresses with semicolons (;). Automatically If you have the View Address Book permission, select , select the email from the Contacts and Groups list, and then select Submit. You can toggle a column’s sort order between ascending and descending order by clicking a column heading. An arrow appears on the heading of the sorted column to indicate whether the sorted column appears in descending or ascending order.
(Device Monitor) Log aggregation delay	Select or enter the amount of time to wait for more potential changes before completing the change report after the last change has occurred. The default value is set to 10 minutes. Device Monitor schedules run all the time when the schedule is active. The device is monitored and when a change is detected, change entries from the controller log are collected into a report. When the Log aggregation delay time or Maximum Runtime is reached, change entries cease to be added to the report and the email messages configured for the schedule are sent. The device continues to be monitored and when another change is detected, another report is started. FactoryTalk AssetCentre reports are in PDF format and are attached to the schedule-generated email messages and to the schedule completed event in the Event Log.
(Device Monitor) Maximum runtime	Select or enter the maximum time in hours and minutes that the operation should collect changes into a report. The default value is set to 1 hour. The Log aggregation delay time will not be reached if changes are continuous, so you may need a Maximum Runtime to force a report to be generated. Changes will continue to be collected into a new report (no changes are missed) until the Log aggregation delay time or Maximum Runtime is reached.
(Device Monitor) Scan interval	Select or enter the time interval between two consecutive controller log readings for the same controller. A shorter interval means more frequent communication with the controller, allowing for quicker detection of changes. Meanwhile, it increases the load on the controller. Conversely, a longer interval reduces communication frequency and conserves controller resources, but may delay detection of changes. The default value is set to 5 seconds. The value of scan interval must be smaller than the value of log aggregation delay.
(Device Monitor) Connection retry count	Select or enter the maximum number of attempts to establish a connection with the controller after a failure. The default value is set to 3. For example, if this number is set to 3, the system will attempt to connect up to three times. If the connection succeeds, the detection process proceeds. If all retry attempts fails, the system initiates new retries after a delay of 25 seconds plus the scan interval to ensure a successful connection. For example, if the scan interval is set to 3 seconds and the retry limit is 3, the system will make three failed connection attempts, and then wait 28 seconds before retrying. This cycle continues, with the system retrying every 28 seconds, until a successful connection is established.
(Disaster Recovery) Start time	Enter a time to perform the operation. Be sure to select AM or PM after a time you enter.
(Disaster Recovery) Recurrence pattern	Select how often you want the operation to run. The default option is set to Daily . Hourly Specify the interval at which the operation will run in hours and minutes. Daily Specify the interval at which the operation will run in days (for example, every day or every three days). Weekly Select the interval in weeks to run the operation, and then select the desired days on which the operation should be run. To save time, you can Select All Days. To clear all days and select just those that you want, Deselect All Days first. If you click Deselect All Days and do not select any days, the schedule will not run. Monthly Set the Day of the month on which to run the operation. You can specify a specific date (like the 15th of every month) or a certain day of the week (like the last Friday of every month).
(Disaster Recovery) Maximum runtime	Select or enter the maximum time the operation should run in hours and minutes. If the operation does not complete within that time, the operation fails. If failures appear in your FactoryTalk AssetCentre Event Log, you may need to increase the number of agents to perform scheduled operations. The default value is set to 1 hour.
(Security Compliance) Exception report detail level	Select the report detail level for your report. By default, the report detail level is set to Summarized . Summarized Shows a summary of rule groups that the device's current configuration does not match. Detailed Shows a comprehensive list of each specific rule that the device's current configuration does not match.

Select Next
. The schedule is created successfully.

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By default, the schedule is active and will run at its next scheduled time. Clear the Activate the Schedule
checkbox to deactivate the schedule that will be created.