TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Scheduled Tasks Overview
  • Accessing Scheduled Tasks
  • Default Scheduled Tasks
  • Schedule Name
  • Is Enabled
  • Intervals
  • Run on Days
  • Delete Schedule
• Sequencing Jobs
  • Collisions
  • Parallel Tasks
  • Synopsis
• Intervals Explained
• Further Support

Scheduled Tasks Overview

Scheduled Tasks enable automated, recurring actions that other ManagementStudio components can subscribe to. For example, you can configure a Morning Jobs task to run daily at 08:00. Tasks such as SCCM Sync, AD Sync, dashboard notifications, and SLA Reminders can all be associated with this scheduled task. Multiple jobs can be linked to a single scheduled task, enabling coordinated execution at defined intervals.

Accessing Scheduled Tasks

Navigate to: Administration → Scheduled Tasks Manager

Default Scheduled Tasks

ManagementStudio includes several predefined scheduled tasks. These default tasks can be used as-is, modified, or deleted to suit your requirements.

Schedule Name

Each scheduled task requires a unique and descriptive name. This name appears in selection dropdowns in other modules (e.g., PowerShell Scripts administration) and indicates the enabled/disabled status. Other schedule details (such as timing) are not shown in these dropdowns, so use names that clearly communicate the intended run times.
Examples:

• Morning Jobs (08:00)
• Hourly Reporting Jobs
• Nightly Housekeeping (21:00)

Is Enabled

Use the Is Enabled checkbox to temporarily deactivate a schedule. Disabling a schedule will prevent associated jobs from running, but preserves their configuration and associations.

Intervals

The Interval setting, together with Run on Days, determines when a scheduled task will execute.

• You can schedule tasks to run at specific times (e.g., 08:00) or at regular intervals (e.g., every 15 minutes).
• Only quarter-hour marks are valid for specific times: 00, 15, 30, 45 minutes past the hour.
• You may select built-in intervals for jobs that need to run multiple times per day.

Run on Days

The Run on Days setting specifies which days of the week the scheduled task is permitted to execute.
Examples:

• Schedule heavy processing jobs for weekends only.
• Run a weekly report every Friday.

Delete Schedule

To remove a scheduled task:

1. Select the Delete checkbox for the desired schedule.
2. Save your changes.

Important: Deleting a scheduled task will orphan any scripts or jobs linked to it. Orphaned jobs will not run until reassigned to another active schedule.

Sequencing Jobs

When a scheduled task is triggered, all linked jobs are sorted by priority and executed sequentially. Each job starts only after the previous job in the sequence completes.

Collisions

If multiple scheduled tasks are set to run at the same time (e.g., one task runs every 2 hours, another every 4 hours—both trigger together every 4 hours), their jobs are combined. All jobs from the colliding schedules are ordered by priority and executed in a single sequence.

Parallel Tasks

While jobs within a single scheduled task (or schedule collision) are always run in sequence, different scheduled tasks operate independently and can run in parallel.
Example:
If a job started by the 08:00 scheduled task takes two hours to complete, and a separate scheduled task runs at 09:15, both sets of jobs proceed independently and in parallel.

Synopsis

• Jobs within a scheduled task or collision are executed in priority order, one after another.
• Different scheduled tasks (outside of collisions) run in parallel.

Intervals Explained

Please refer to this article on How to create a scheduled task.

Further Support

For additional assistance, visit the ManagementStudio Service Desk to browse the knowledge base or submit a support ticket.