Schedule section of Patch My PC Publisher

Applies to: Patch My PC Publisher V3.x

The Schedule section on the Schedule tab in Patch My PC (PMPC) Publisher allows you to configure when a Publisher sync occurs.

The available options are:

• Hourly Use this option to run the publishing service at a recurring hourly interval. You specify the number of hours between each sync. The schedule begins as soon as the service starts and continues at the defined interval.

• Daily (Default) Use this option to run the publishing service once per day. You configure the time using hour and minute selectors and choose AM or PM. The sync will start within five minutes of the configured time.

• Weekly Use this option to run the publishing service once per week. You select the day of the week and the time. The sync runs on the chosen weekday at the specified time.

• Monthly Use this option to run the publishing service once per month. You specify the day of the month and the time.

• Custom Use this option to run the publishing service on a specific weekday pattern. You select the occurrence (first, second, third, or last), then select the weekday and time. An optional offset in days can be applied to shift the sync earlier or later than the calculated date.

• Disabled Use this option to prevent the publishing service from running automatically. When selected, all publishing actions require a manual sync. This is useful for testing or tightly controlled publishing environments.

Important

Publisher uses a single, global Sync Schedule that applies across all tabs and products. You cannot configure different Sync Schedules per platform or product.

Next scheduled sync

The Next scheduled sync field shows the date and time the next scheduled Sync Schedule will run, so you can check your understanding of how you think you've configured the Sync Schedule versus how Publisher will actually run it.

Run a missed scheduled sync on startup

When you enable the Run a missed scheduled sync on startup option, Publisher will perform a sync as soon as possible. Enable this option if the Publisher service was offline at the time the Sync schedule was due to run.

Note

Manual syncs do not affect this option.

When you enable this option, the Next scheduled sync section updates to show the Next sync if saved entry, showing when the next Sync Schedule will run if you click Apply or Save and Close.