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Scheduling

You can schedule matching rules to run automatically at specified intervals. This allows for continuous duplicate detection and merging without manual intervention.

Setting Up a Schedule​

To schedule a matching rule:

  1. Click the gear icon on the right side of the rule
  2. Select "Automate" from the menu
  3. Configure your scheduling options

Schedule

  1. Click Schedule to activate

Frequency Options​

Weekly​

The rule runs on specific days each week:

  • Select one or more days from Monday to Sunday
  • The rule will execute on all selected days at the specified time

Monthly​

The rule runs once per month with these options:

  • On a specific date: e.g., the 15th of each month
  • On a particular weekday: e.g., the first Monday of each month

Custom​

For advanced scheduling, enter a cron expression in the format:

[Seconds] [Minutes] [Hours] [Day_of_Month] [Month] [Day_of_Week]

Cron Expression Examples​

  • Run each odd hour (1 AM, 3 AM, 5 AM, ..., 11 PM):

    0 0 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23 * * ?

  • Run each even hour (0, 2, 4, ..., 22):

    0 0 0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 * * ?

Schedule Configuration​

Start Date​

The date when the scheduled rule will begin running.

End Date​

The date when the scheduled rule will stop running. Leave empty for continuous scheduling.

Preferred Start Time​

The time of day (in your time zone) when the rule should execute.

Additional Options​

Perform Auto-Merge​

When enabled, automatically merge duplicates when the rule runs. This eliminates the need for manual review and merging.

Email When Duplicates Found​

Send emails only if duplicates are detected. If no duplicates are found, no email will be sent.

Send To Email​

Email address to receive notifications about duplicate detection results.

Activating and Deactivating Schedules​

To Activate a Schedule​

  1. Configure your desired frequency and options
  2. Click the blue Schedule button to save and activate

To Deactivate a Schedule​

  1. Click the red Stop Schedule button
  2. The schedule will be deactivated immediately

Important Notes​

note

DMARC Compliance: DMARC-compliant email servers may reject emails with @example.com in the "from" address when such emails do not originate from Example's mail servers.

important

Email Behavior: When "Email When Duplicates Found" is checked, emails are sent only if there are duplicates. If no duplicates are found, nothing happens.

warning

Results Overwrite: The scheduler will run the matching rule at the specified time and it will remove the results of the previous scanning. Previous duplicate results will be replaced with new results.