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kyle_s
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September 14, 2017
New Idea

Advanced Cron Scheduler in Rule Chain

  • September 14, 2017
  • 20 replies
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The ability to schedule bionic rules using cron expressions is very helpful. We primarily use  rule chains and these can only be scheduled up to once a day.

    20 replies

    andreammelde
    Helper ⭐️⭐️
    October 30, 2020

    @rakesh  is the real time rule on the current roadmap? any idea on timing?

    Andrea Carroll
    rakesh
    Gainsight Employee ⭐️
    Lets put your data to work!
    October 31, 2020

    Yes, its on the roadmap, we are targeting the first cut in November

    Helper ⭐️
    April 6, 2021

    Please escalate this if possible. Our Rules Engine queue is super clogged and that could be alleviated with rule chains, but rule chains don’t support more than once daily scheduling unless we trigger an event somehow. It shouldn’t be so difficult to optimize the rules engine schedules. 

    Anastassia Goidina
    gunjanm
    Expert ⭐️
    April 6, 2021

    Agreed with @ana_g ! Sooner the better would be amazing. I have made a makeshift Rule Chain by adding 1 minute in the Cron expressions, but this is very tedious and hard to maintain!

      
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    Gunjan
    Helper ⭐️
    September 14, 2021

    +1 to this! definitely aligned with @gunjanm and @ana_g 

    anirbandutta
    Expert ⭐️
    July 21, 2023
    The following idea has been merged into this idea:

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    romihache
    VIP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    July 21, 2023

    I’m struggling with this issue and I have a strong deja vú feeling but I can’t see I comment here so here it goes:
    YES; PLEASE. And for Data Designer too!

    Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection
    sacha
    Contributor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    July 22, 2023

    Yep yep, this would be gud 

    mobrien14
    Helper ⭐️
    July 30, 2024

    Are there any updates on where this request is in the backlog/roadmap?

    Having the ability to utilize cron expressions via rule chain (plus the standard sub chain options) would be a huge asset in organizing some of our current standalone items that run every 2/4 hours.  

    TMaier
    Helper ⭐️
    July 30, 2024

    Totally understand not wanting to encourage the customerbase to overschedule jobs and overtax the infra, but this IS possible in other areas and the only difference here is convenience to us. We should have all options available to us.