Job cron expression

There are different ways to trigger Connect Platform for Optimizely Data Platform (ODP) jobs:

• Trigger the job by another part of the app, such as a form
• Use a cron expression to run the job periodically on a given schedule
• Use opti-cli command:

opti jobs trigger <appId> <jobName> <trackerId> 

Scheduling jobs with cron expressions

Use cron property in app manifest file (app.yml) to schedule regular execution of a job.
The property uses quartz cron format.
Examples:

To build your own cron expression, you can also use:
https://www.freeformatter.com/cron-expression-generator-quartz.html

Example of yaml configuration:

jobs:
  nightly_import:
    entry_point: NightlyImport
    # runs at midnight every night
    cron: 0 0 0 ? * *
    description: Performs a nightly import for data that isn't provided or needed in real-time