Schedule pipelines

You can schedule pipelines that do not contain a trigger step. These pipelines run at the intervals you choose.

To schedule a pipeline:

1. Create a valid manually triggered pipeline (a pipeline without a trigger step or an existing schedule).
2. Select Schedule pipeline in the pipeline designer or the three-dot menu on the My Pipelines page, 
3. Choose the frequency you want the pipeline to run. Select hour, day, week, month or year from the drop-down and specify the units.
   • Scheduled time is based on the timezone you select. Your pipeline runs within a few minutes of the scheduled time.
   • Optionally select the CRON tab to enter your schedule in the CRON format for more flexibility. Learn more about the CRON format.
4. Select Schedule to save your settings. The pipeline is automatically switched on and runs according to the specified schedule.

Conditions

• If the the pipeline is edited, it is automatically switched off, and does not run according to its schedule.
• If the pipeline is manually switched off, it does not run according to its schedule.
• If a schedule is added to an invalid manually triggered pipeline, the pipeline is switched off.

  Once all steps are populated correctly, the pipeline remains disabled until you manually switch it on.

Pipelines and concurrency

If a scheduled run occurs while the pipeline is still running, both runs execute in parallel. The first run continues uninterrupted, while the second starts at the scheduled time.