Creating a Crontask

Prerequisites

A PerfTest or JMeter project has been created, and test tasks are included.

Procedure

1. Log in to the CodeArts PerfTest console. In the navigation pane, choose Scheduled Test. Then click Create.
2. Set the basic information by referring to Table 1.

   Table 1 Creating a crontask

   Parameter	Description
   Related Project	Select an existing PerfTest or JMeter project.
   Related Task	Select the task for which you want to perform a scheduled pressure test. A task can be associated with only one scheduled pressure test task to be executed.
   Crontask Name	Name of the crontask
   Description	Description of the crontask
   Resource Group	Select a test resource group for the crontask. You can select a shared resource group or an existing private resource group for a PerfTest project. Shared resource groups of a user can be bound to only one pressure test task. Only existing private resource groups can be selected for a JMeter test project.
   Enterprise Project	Select the corresponding enterprise project. This option is unavailable for personal accounts.
   Run Frequency	Frequency of running the crontask. Option: Run only once and Run regularly. Run only once: The task is executed only once at the time set in Date of running. Run regularly: The period settings can be Monthly, Weekly, and Advanced. Monthly: The task is executed every month on the specified running date (one day or multiple days) and time. Weekly: The task is executed every week on the specified running date (one day or multiple days) and time. Advanced: The task is repeatedly executed based on crontab expressions. Use this mode if you are familiar with crontab expressions. The rules for entering running dates are as follows: Minute: integers ranging from 0 to 59, and operators * , - / Hour: integers ranging from 0 to 23, and operators * , - / Day (days in a month): integers ranging from 1 to 31, and the operator ? * , - / Month: Only * (monthly) is supported. Week (days in a week): any days in a week and the question mark (?) operator The day and week rules are mutually exclusive. When a non-default value is set for one parameter, the default value ? is automatically set for the other parameter.
   Deadline	Set this parameter only when Run Frequency is set to Run regularly. The task will not be executed after the deadline. The furthest deadline is one year later.

3. When the configuration is complete, click Sure.