Create recurring jobs

Add a recurring job from a job you already run, from an action, from a source code repository, or from a file

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Every route starts in the same place: Cloud Management Platform (CMP), at Admin > Recurring Jobs.

Ways to add a recurring job

  • Add from Job. Turn a job type that CMP already runs, such as a resource handler sync, into a scheduled job.
  • Add from Action. Schedule an action, either one that already exists on your instance or a new one you define as you go.
  • Add from Action in Repository. Create the job from an action held in a connected source code repository. CMP opens the new recurring job when it finishes.
  • Upload Recurring Job. Import a recurring job from a Zip file. Selecting replace existing overwrites any matching action already on the instance.

The Add dropdown on the Recurring Jobs page.

The Import from the Content Library button on the Recurring Jobs page brings in recurring jobs published to the Content Library.

From an existing job

  1. Go to Admin > Recurring Jobs.

  2. Select Add > Add from Job.

    Screenshot of the Add a Recurring Job form.

  3. Provide a Name, Schedule, and Source Job ID.

  4. Select Create.

From an action

  1. Go to Admin > Recurring Jobs.

  2. Select Add > Add from Action.

  3. Select an action type.

    Screenshot of the Choose Action Type form.

  4. Choose the action to run:

    • To use an existing action, select Choose an existing shared CloudBolt plug-in, or the equivalent button for the selected action type. Select an action from the list, then select Create action for CloudBolt plug-in or equivalent.

    • To define a new action, select Add a new CloudBolt plug-in, or the equivalent button for the selected action type. Complete the form and select Create.

      Screenshot of the Create CloudBolt Plugin Action form.

  5. CMP returns you to the Recurring Jobs page, where the new job appears. Set its schedule as described in Set the schedule.

Set the schedule

A recurring job created from an action has no schedule until you give it one. Until then, its Next Run column shows an Edit to Schedule link.

  1. Select the Edit icon on the job, or the Edit to Schedule link.
  2. Set a schedule: pick a frequency under Simple, build one under Advanced, or type a cron expression. See Schedule format.
  3. If the action has action input templates, enter a default value for each one.
  4. Select Save changes.