Scheduling Settings

Configure automated scanning with cron schedules and time zones.

Enable Schedule (MONITOR_ENABLED)

Toggles automated scanning based on cron schedule. When enabled, scans run automatically at specified times.

Use cases: Regular full scans (daily, weekly), incremental update scans, schema monitoring and drift detection, automated pipeline updates.

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Cron Schedule (MONITOR_CRON_SCHEDULE)

Cron expression defining when scans run automatically. Required when MONITOR_ENABLED = TRUE.

Cron format: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week

Examples:

30 * * * *    # Hourly at 30 minutes after the hour
0 3 * * *     # Daily at 3:00 AM
0 3 * * MON   # Weekly at 3:00 AM every Monday
0 3 1 * *     # Monthly at 3:00 AM on the 1st

Note: Schedule during low-usage periods. Avoid overlapping scans on the same warehouse.

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Cron Time Zone (MONITOR_CRON_TIMEZONE)

Time zone for cron schedule. Required when MONITOR_ENABLED = TRUE.

Available time zones: Etc/UTC, America/Los_Angeles, America/Phoenix, America/Denver, America/Boise, America/Mexico_City, America/Indiana/Knox, America/Chicago, America/Toronto, America/Detroit, America/New_York

Note: Use organization's primary time zone or UTC for consistency across regions.