--- title: Scheduling Automated Employee Imports description: This article walks through setting up a schedule for jobs to run. --- [Skip to content](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents/scheduling-automated-employee-imports#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![ALICE Logo](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AMV_ALICELOGO.png?width=200&height=93&name=AMV_ALICELOGO.png)](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents?hsLang=en) - [Submit A Helpdesk Ticket](https://share.hsforms.com/1HZ-ebsN3TzWAiEUV7bCVgwrei6t) - [Tickets Listing Page](https://support.alicereceptionist.com/tickets-view?offset=0) - [Knowledgebase](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/) - [Documentation Portal](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents) - [Sign Out](https://support.alicereceptionist.com/_hcms/mem/logout) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Submit A Helpdesk Ticket](https://share.hsforms.com/1HZ-ebsN3TzWAiEUV7bCVgwrei6t) - [Tickets Listing Page](https://support.alicereceptionist.com/tickets-view?offset=0) - [Knowledgebase](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/) - [Documentation Portal](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents) - [Sign Out](https://support.alicereceptionist.com/_hcms/mem/logout) - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents/kb-tickets/new) - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [ALICE Receptionist Documentation Portal](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents?hsLang=en) 2. [User Guides & Administrative Resources](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents/user-guides-administrative-resources?hsLang=en) 3. [Employee Imports](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents/user-guides-administrative-resources?hsLang=en#employee-imports) # Scheduling Automated Employee Imports ## This article reviews how to schedule automatic employee imports from a CSV or Azure AD import. The Schedules tab is used to set up scheduled times for jobs [created on the Jobs tab](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents/alice-portal-jobs-tab?hsLang=en) will run. ### ![ALICE Portal Scheduled Jobs](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ALICE%20Portal%20Scheduled%20Jobs.png?width=500&height=302&name=ALICE%20Portal%20Scheduled%20Jobs.png) ### Creating Schedules for Jobs To create a Schedule, use the orange **Add** button on the top right corner of the page. A pop-up window will appear. ![ALICE Portal Add Schedule](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ALICE%20Portal%20Add%20Schedule.jpg?width=300&height=385&name=ALICE%20Portal%20Add%20Schedule.jpg) - **Name** – Specify the name of the Schedule. - **Recurrence Type** – Use the drop-down to set how often the associated jobs will run. - **Daily** - **Weekly** - **Days** – Use the drop-down menu to select the days of the week the associated jobs will run. - **Monthly** - **Day of Month** – Use the drop-down menu to select the days of the month the associated jobs will run. - **Timezone** – Set the timezone for the scheduled job. ![Add Schedule Time](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Add%20Schedule%20Time.jpg?width=300&height=385&name=Add%20Schedule%20Time.jpg) - **Start Time** – Set the time that associated jobs will start. Clicking this field will open a clock. 1. Select the hour the associated job will run. 2. A new minutes clock will appear. Select the minute during the hour the associated jobs will run. 3. Select **AM** or **PM**. 4. Select **Done**. - **Start Date** – Select the date on which the associated jobs will start running. - **End Date** – Select the end date by which the associated jobs will stop occurring. - *Leaving this field blank will set the associated jobs to run until it is disabled. Pressing the X button will reset this field to a blank state.* Once all the fields are populated, click **Save** to finalize the details. The schedule will appear on the schedule list. To create a Job, refer to the [Jobs tab section](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/documents/Jobs.htm?hsLang=en). ### View Existing Scheduled Job Details To view the details of an existing job, locate the scheduled job on the list and under the "Schedule Details" column, select the ![More Icon](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/More%20Icon.png?width=24&height=24&name=More%20Icon.png) more icon. A pop-up window will appear with the details of the scheduled job. ![ALICE Portal Schedule Details](https://kb.alicereceptionist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ALICE%20Portal%20Schedule%20Details.jpg?width=400&height=364&name=ALICE%20Portal%20Schedule%20Details.jpg) The following details can be viewed: - **Name** – The name of the schedule - **Stat Time** – The time when the scheduled job will run. - **Timezone** – The timezone that the start time will use. - **Start Date** – The starting date that the schedule will or did begin. - **End Date** – The final day the schedule will run. If this field is not present, the job will continue to run with no end date. - **Recurrence Type** – The type of schedule job has, Daily, Weekly or Monthly. - **Days** – The Days of the week or month the schedule will run. - **Created Date** – The date the schedule was created - **Created By** – The ALICE Portal User that created the schedule. - **Last Modified Date** – The last time the schedule was modified - **Last Modified By** – The last ALICE Portal User who modified the schedule.   ### Editing Schedules for Jobs Click the blue pencil icon in the last column of the row. A pop-up window will appear where the listing's settings can be edited. Refer to the "Creating Schedules for Jobs" section above for field details. Click **Save** to finalize the changes. ### Deleting Schedules for Jobs Click the red trash can icon on the far-right column of the row. A pop-up window will ask for confirmation on deleting the listing from the database. 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