Adding a Scheduled Event

Note: Association of users, groups, and roles is not available for scheduled events. It is limited to post-processing events.

To add a scheduled event

1. In My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > Event Management.

2. Select the server instance. For details, see Selecting the Instance to Work With.

3. Click the Scheduled Events tab.

4. Click the

button above the list of events.

5. In the Add Scheduled Event dialog box, do one of the following:

If you want to create a new event that is not based on an existing, similar one, select A new schedule.

If you want to create a new event that is similar to one that already exists, select A copy of an existing schedule. Click the box beneath this option and select the event on which you want to base the new one.

6. Type the event name and description in the respective boxes.

7. Click OK. The event name appears in the event list at the top of the page.

8. Define the criteria that determine when to execute an action for this event. For details, see Specifying Conditions for a Scheduled Event.

9. If you want to test the actions defined for the scheduled event, you can use the wm.mft.schedule:executeEvent service. For details about this service, see webMethods ActiveTransfer Built-In Services Reference.