Collection Data Form Schedule

There are three ways you can send out the Collection Data Form. You can schedule it as part of a regular inventory scan, you can use a Device Quick Task, or you can use the Collection Data Form Schedule, explained in this topic.

NOTE:If you selected Show in ZEN Icon Menu on the Collection Data Form configuration page, the Collection Data Form is always available to the workstation user.

You can define the schedule at three levels:

Management Zone: The settings are inherited by all device folders and devices.
Device Folder: The settings are inherited by all devices contained within the folder or its subfolders. Overrides the Management Zone settings.
Device: The settings apply only to the device for which they are configured. Overrides the settings at the Management Zone and folder levels.

NOTE:If you are configuring the schedule on a device folder or a device, you need to click Override Settings before you can change the system settings.

Schedule Type

In the Schedule Type field, select the type of schedule you want to use to send out the Collection Data Form. You can select from the following options:

No Schedule

Select No Schedule if you don’t want to send out the Collection Data Form on a set schedule, then click Apply or OK.

Date Specific

To send out the Collection Data Form on a specified date:

Select Date Specific in the Schedule Type field.
Click the + icon to the right of the Start Date(s) field to open a calendar, then select a date. To select more than one date, click the + icon again. Click the - icon to delete a date.
(Optional) Select Run event every year to send out the Collection Data Form annually on the dates you selected.
Select whether you want to send out the Collection Data Form at a specified time or at a random time between specified start and end times.
Specify a start time, and if you selected Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, specify an end time.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Click Apply or OK.

Recurring

Select whether you want to send out the Collection Data Form when a device is refreshed, on certain days of the week, monthly, or at a fixed interval.

To send out the Collection Data Form when a device is refreshed:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select When a device is refreshed.
(Optional) If you want to delay sending out the Collection Data Form for a set time after a refresh, select Delay execution after refresh and specify the time in days, hours, and minutes.
Click Apply or OK.

To send out the Collection Data Form on certain days of the week:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select Days of the week.
Select the days on which you want to send out the Collection Data Form.
In the Start Time field, specify the time you want to send out the Collection Data Form.
Click More Options.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(Optional) If you want to send out the Collection Data Form at a random time between a specified start and end time, select Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, then specify an end time.
(Optional) If you want to restrict sending out the Collection Data Form to a certain date range, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, then specify the start and end dates.
Click Apply or OK.

To send out the Collection Data Form monthly:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select Monthly.
Select either Day of the month and enter a number between 1 and 31, Last day of the month, or select the configurable field where you can choose a combination of days of the month for a recurring schedule.
In the Start Time field, specify the time you want to send out the Collection Data Form.
Click More Options.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(Optional) If you want to send out the Collection Data Form at a random time between a start and end time, select Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, then specify an end time.
(Optional) If you want to restrict sending out the Collection Data Form to a certain date range, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, then specify the start and end dates.
Click Apply or OK.

To send out the Collection Data Form at a fixed interval:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select Fixed Interval.
Specify the number of months, weeks, days, hours, and minutes in their respective fields.
Specify a start date and time.
Click More Options.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(Optional) If you want to restrict sending out the Collection Data Form to a certain date range, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, then specify an end date and end time.
Click Apply or OK.

Event

Select Event if you want to send out the Collection Data Form after any of the following events:

User login
User logout
Device boot
On device lock
On device unlock
ZENworks - Login
ZENworks - Logout
Device connecting to network (Windows only)

Select the event, then click Apply or OK.