MarkLogic Server 11.0 Product Documentation

Scheduled Tasks Configuration Help

• task path specifies the module to invoke. The task path must begin with a forward slash (/) and cannot contain a question mark '?', colon ':' or pound '#' character.
• task root specifies the root directory (filesystem) or URI root (database) that contains the module.
• task type specifies the task type:
  • minutely specifies how many minutes between each invocation of the module.
  • hourly specifies how many hours and minutes between each invocation of the module.
  • daily specifies how many days between each invocation of the module and the time of day (in 24:00 notation).
  • weekly specifies how many weeks between each invocation of the module, check one or more days of the week, and the time of day (in 24:00 notation) for the task to start.
  • monthly specifies how many months between each invocation of the module, select one day of the month (1-31), and the time of day (in 24:00 notation) for the task to start.
  • one-time specifies the start date in MM/DD/YYYY notation (for example, 07/29/2009 for July 29, 2009) and time in 24:00 notation.
• task period specifies how often the module is to be invoked (every n months, weeks, days, hours, or minutes).
• task days specifies the days on which this task runs.
• task start time specifies the starting time (in 24:00 notation) for this task.
• task database specifies the database to which the scheduled module connects for query execution.
• task modules specifies the name of the database in which the scheduled module locates XQuery application code. If set to (file system), then any files in the specified task root directory are executable (given the proper permissions). If set to a database, then any documents in the database whose URI begins with the specified task root directory are executable.
• task user specifies the user with permission to invoke the module.
• task host specifies the host computer on which the scheduled module is to be invoked.
• task priority specifies the priority of the task:
  • normal specifies the task should be queued with normal priority.
  • higher specifies the task should be queued with higher priority.