Scheduled Reporting Cron Guide
Manually sending reports is a waste of time. With our Cron Helper, you can design the perfect schedule to ensure your team has the data they need exactly when they start their day.
When to use this solution:
Use this for scheduling automated emails, Slack notifications, or data exports that need to happen at specific business intervals.
Common Use Cases
1Step-by-Step Guide
Set the report time
For a daily 9 AM report, enter '0 9 * * *' into the input field.
Adjust for weekdays only
If you want the report only on business days, change it to '0 9 * * 1-5'.
Verify the pattern
Check that the tool says 'At 09:00 AM, Monday through Friday'.
Save the expression
Copy the pattern and use it in your task scheduler or CI/CD pipeline.
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Design Report ScheduleFrequently Asked Questions
What do the numbers 1-5 mean?
In cron, 0 or 7 usually represents Sunday, 1 is Monday, and so on. 1-5 means Monday through Friday.
Can I schedule reports every hour?
Yes, just use '0 * * * *' to trigger a report at the top of every hour.