Performing one of the above tasks to access the scheduler brings up the Scheduled Documents window. Upon initial launch, you'll see that the list is empty and there are only two buttons that are enabled -- "View Log" and "Add to schedule". Note: 'Tool Tips' can be seen if you place the mouse over the button and leave it there for a moment. A button descriptor will appear under the mouse.
The "View Log" button,
when pressed, will bring up a Scheduler Log window that displays information
pertaining to the scheduler and any synchronizations that you have created.
Information such as when the scheduler starts and ends as well as when each
document's synchronization starts and ends can be found in the log. You may
also choose the maximum size of data that the log can handle by using the arrow
keys located at the upper left hand side of the Scheduler Log window. This value
can range from 16K to 4096K, increasing by an increment of 16K. The last thing
to mention about the Scheduler Log is the "Clear" button located at the upper
right hand side of the window. Choose this button whenever you want to delete
(or clear) all of the information currently in the log.
Note: Data in the Scheduler Log may be saved and printed for later use.
You can also copy and paste this data into a spreadsheet for sorting.
The "Add to schedule" button, when pressed, will bring up an Edit Schedule window that displays the necessary information needed to set up and schedule a document's synchronization. Below is a description of each field/control in this window.
Description - A description or title for the scheduled item. This is simply a way for you to give the item a name that will make sense to you. This information is what is displayed in the "Description" column of the Scheduled Documents window.
Active - This is used to control whether or not the item should be run at its next scheduled time. It gives the option of temporarily disabling the item without having to delete it. This setting can also be found in the first column of the Scheduled Documents window. Note: When a "Once" type of item has finished running it will automatically switch this setting to OFF so that it does not ever get scheduled again unless the user manually sets this setting back to ON.
Document - This is a read-only field that displays the complete path of the Synchronizer Document selected. This field is also a 'drop-zone' which allows dragging a document to the field rather than using the "Browse..." button.
Browse... - Pressing this button will show the Open File dialog sheet and allow you to select the desired Synchronizer Document that should be associated with the scheduled item.
Type - This pop-up menu allows the user to select the type of schedule to employ for the item. The different types are as follows:Application Launch - Items of this type will be scheduled to run when ChronoSync is started.
Application Terminate - Items of this type will be scheduled to run when the user chooses to quit ChronoSync. Note: The application will not exit until all scheduled items have completed.
Once - Items of this type will be scheduled one time only.
Daily - Items of this type will be scheduled every day of the week during the selected hours.
Weekly - Items of this type will be scheduled to run on the selected days of the week, during the selected hours.Schedule after - This is used to specify the beginning date and time for the schedule, or in other words, the item will not be scheduled before this date and time even if all other schedule criteria are met. Basically it gives you a way to create a scheduled item without it becoming active immediately. Since this field defaults to the current date and time when a new item is created, you shouldn't have to enter anything if you want the item to become active immediately. This field is only available for the "Once", "Daily" and "Weekly" schedule types.
Multiple of...minutes - This is used to specify the number of minutes (within each selected hour) to wait before scheduling this item again. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that the item will be run only once at the top of the selected hour. Note that this value is not related to the "Schedule after" value in any way. Any multiple selected will always start from the first minute of the selected hour. Example: If you select a "Schedule after" time of today at 2:12 PM, a multiple of 19 minutes, and an hour of 2 PM, then the item will be scheduled to run at 2:19, 2:38, and 2:57. This field is only available for the "Daily" and "Weekly" schedule types.
... during the hours - This is used to specify which hours of the day the item should be scheduled. This is used in conjunction with the "Multiple of...minutes" field to determine exactly when the item is scheduled. This field is only available for the "Daily" and "Weekly" schedule types.
... on the days - This is used to specify which days of the week the item should be scheduled. This is used in conjunction with the "Multiple of...minutes" field and the "... during the hours" matrix to determine exactly when the item is scheduled. This field is only available for the "Weekly" schedule type.
Once the Scheduled Documents list becomes populated, you'll notice that some of the other buttons become enabled. There are a total of seven buttons, the remaining five that haven't been covered are as follows:
Synchronize now! - Select which document in the list that you want to synchronize, then press this button to perform an immediate synchronization. Choosing this action will not affect the scheduler in any way. It will remain on schedule to synchronize based on the multiple chosen.
Tip: Add common Synchronizer Documents to the scheduler and leave them inactive so that you won't have to locate them on your hard drive whenever you are ready to execute them.
Abort Synchronization - This button is only enabled while a synchronization is in process. If for some reason a synchronization is being performed and you want to abort it, press this button. That particular synchronization will abort, but further synchronizations will remain on schedule based on the multiple chosen.
Open associated synchronizer document - A scheduled document does not have to be opened for a scheduled synchronization to be performed. If you choose to view the contents of the scheduled document, press this button and the selected document will open. If you make changes to the existing document, be sure to save these changes. The scheduler will continue with its scheduled synchronizations taking into account the changes that were just made.
Edit selected item - Select the document from the list whose schedule you would like to edit. Press this button and the Edit Schedule window will appear. You may make the desired changes to the schedule and once "OK" is pressed, these changes will be in effect. You may also double click on the item to edit it.
Remove selected item - Select the document from the list that you would like to remove from the scheduler. Press this button and that document will be removed from the list.
Synchronizer status - Status may be changed via "Suspend/Resume Scheduler" in the "Actions" menu.