Timers

A timer runs a task repeatedly – fetching emails or archiving in the background, for example. Timers run in the NCS-AddOn on the workstation; anything that has to run independently of a signed-in user belongs in the NCS-Webservice instead.

What is this for?

• Trigger recurring tasks automatically.
• Define interval and first start.
• Use single user only to stop several workstations from running the same task twice.

How to set it up

1. Create the timer and choose the task under type.
2. Set the first run under first start.
3. Define the period and its unit (seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years).
4. Add parameters if needed and tick single user only.
5. Activate the timer. Last execute and next execute then show its run state.

Fields of the form

Captions taken from the "Timer" form (table @NCSTIMER).

Field	Meaning
Configuration	Unique key of the configuration.
Description	Descriptive name of the record.
Type	The task the timer runs.
Active	Enables the record. Only active records are evaluated.
First start	Time of the first run.
Period	Interval between two runs.
Last execute:	Time of the last run.
Next execute:	Scheduled time of the next run.
Running	Shows whether the timer is currently running.
Mode	Execution mode of the task.
Parameter	Additional input for the task.
Started by	User the timer was started by.
Allowed for
Single user only	The timer runs on one workstation only, not on all at once.