Cron expressions for triggers
A cron expression for the scheduler trigger consists of at least 6 characters and a maximum of 7 characters. The entry year is optional. Each character is separated by a space.
Field | Required | Section | Special characters that are allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
Seconds | Yes | 0-59 |
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Minutes | Yes | 0-59 |
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Hours | Yes | 0-23 |
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Days of the month | Yes | 1-31 |
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Month | Yes | 1-12 |
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Days of the week | Yes | 0-7 |
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Year | No | 1970-2099 |
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Notice
In the Days of the week field, the characters have the following meaning:
0or7: Sunday1: Monday2: Tuesdayetc.
The specification of SUN,MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI,SAT is also permissible.
Special characters
Special character | Description |
|---|---|
| All values For minutes, the character |
| Range For hours, the specification |
| "every" For months, the specification |
| Certain value For hours, |
| Dividers For minutes or seconds, the specification |
| "last" In the case of Days of the month of the month, |
Examples
Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Starts at 12:00:00. |
| 10:15:00, every day. |
| 10:15:00 every day in the year 2025 |
| Starts every minute between 14:00 and 14:59, every day. |
| Starts every 5 minutes between 14:00 and 14:59, every day. |
| Starts every 5 minutes between 14:00 and 14:55 or 18:00 and 18:55, every day. |
| Starts every minute between 14:00 and 14:05, every day. |
| Starts at 14:10 and 14:44 every Wednesday (WED) in March |
| Starts at 10:15 on the last day of the month. |
| Starts every 5 minutes. |