Setting a new schedule for a robot
When a schedule is first created, it is permanently assigned with a time zone that is based on the time zone of the user who created the schedule. When copying a schedule to a similar robot, the time zone does not change, not even when copied by a user in a different time zone. When users are added to Pega Robot Manager by using the People tab, their time zone is inherited from the time zone of the user who is logged in
The interval between scheduled actions must be at least 20 minutes. For best results, set a gap of 30 minutes.
Scheduled actions separated by smaller intervals may be deferred. For more information, see Deferred scheduled actions. The time zone of the user creating the schedule is determined by the time zone setting of the Operator ID record of the logged-in user. If no time zone is specified on that record, the time zone of the Pega Platform server is used. To ensure proper schedule operation in a multi-node environment, specify the time zone on the operator ID record of the user that creates the schedule, so as not to rely on the server time zone, which may be different across nodes.
- In the navigation pane of Pega Robot Manager, click .
- Find the robot that you want to set the schedule for, and click the More options icon.
- Click Schedule.
- Click Add action.
- Select the first action that the robot performs: either Stop, or
Move to group (and start).When you select Move to group (and start), the robot finishes processing any open assignments, shuts down, and then moves to the new work group, where it receives a new package assignment at startup. Next, the robot starts processing work in the new work group.
- Select the work group that the robot will move to.
- Select recurrence, duration, and action-specific options:
- None – the scheduled action will be executed once for the duration defined in the from field and the to field.
- Daily – the scheduled action will be executed every day, every weekday, or every user-specified number of days. For this option, you also need to set the date on which the schedule will start and, optionally, the date when it will end.
- Weekly – the scheduled action will be executed every user-defined number of weeks for the duration defined in the from field and to field. Optionally, you can specify the days of the week when the schedule will run each week, by selecting a checkbox next to each day. For this option, you also need to set the date on which the schedule will start and, optionally, the date when it will end.
- Monthly – the scheduled action will be executed every month, on a user-defined day, for the duration defined in the from and to fields. For this option, you also need to set the date on which the schedule will start and, optionally, the date when it will end.
- Optional: To add another action, click Add action.
- Optional: To change the priority of the actions, hover the mouse cursor over the Priority column of that action, and then drag the action to the place that you want.
- Click Submit.
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