# Scheduling Settings ## 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. *** ## 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. *** ## 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. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.datapancake.com/core-concepts/scan-configurations/scheduling-settings.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.