# Define Schedule

Step 3 of setting up a custom alarm is configuring a schedule for when the alarm should be triggered. 

<figure><img src="/files/FmrZ4aqPm6zxMbpSuXtX" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Define Schedule</em></p></figcaption></figure>

We can define a fixed schedule for the alerts to be sent to the user.

1\.    Select the date & time when to initiate the alarm&#x20;

2\.    After selecting the initiation date & time, select the execution of an alarm event - **Once**, or **Repeated.**&#x20;

To send out the data exports at regular intervals, select **Repeated**. On selecting **Repeated**, we will ask to select the time duration after which we want to send out the notifications.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
The alternative way to define a schedule for alerts is by providing a CRON expression. A cron expression is a string comprising a number of fields that represent the individual details of a schedule. For more information on CRON expressions, see <https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E12058_01/doc/doc.1014/e12030/cron_expressions.htm>
{% endhint %}


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