Job cron expression
There are different ways to trigger Connect Platform for Optimizely Data Platform (ODP) jobs:
- Trigger the job by another part of the app, such as a form
- Use a cron expression to run the job periodically on a given schedule
- Use opti-cli command:
opti jobs trigger <appId> <jobName> <trackerId>
Scheduling jobs with cron expressions
Use cron property in app manifest file (app.yml) to schedule regular execution of a job.
The property uses quartz cron format.
Examples:
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
| * * ? * | Every second |
| 0 * ? * | Every minute |
| 0 /2 ? * * | Every even minute |
| 0 /2 ? * * | Every 2 minutes |
| 0 /5 ? * * | Every 5 minutes |
| 0 /10 ? * * | Every 10 minutes |
| 0 /15 ? * * | Every 15 minutes |
| 0 /30 ? * * | Every 30 minutes |
| 0 15,30,45 ? * | Every hour at minutes 15, 30 and 45 |
| 0 0 /2 ? * | Every hour |
| 0 0 0/2 ? * * | Every even hour |
| 0 0 /12 ? * | Every twelve hours |
| 0 0 12 * * ? | Every day at noon - 12pm |
| 0 0 12 ? * | SUN Every Sunday at noon |
To build your own cron expression, you can also use:
https://www.freeformatter.com/cron-expression-generator-quartz.html
Example of yaml configuration:
jobs:
nightly_import:
entry_point: NightlyImport
# runs at midnight every night
cron: 0 0 0 ? * *
description: Performs a nightly import for data that isn't provided or needed in real-time
Updated 4 months ago