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title: "Creating and Configuring Schedules"
description: "Schedules enable the time-based control and restriction of recurring jobs and channels. They offer a flexible way to define on which weekdays and at which times specific processes may be executed."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/banking-and-cash-management/channels/zeitplaene-anlegen-und-konfigurieren
language: en
last_updated: 2026-08-27
---
# Creating and Configuring Schedules

## Overview

Schedules control and restrict when Lucanet Banking & Cash Management (BCM) executes recurring jobs and channels. A schedule defines on which weekdays and at which times BCM may execute the assigned processes.

Recurring jobs have their own interval control, for example, an hourly execution. An assigned schedule additionally restricts this interval without you having to change the job configuration: If you assign a schedule with the time window 07:00 to 17:00 to a job configured to execute hourly, for example, BCM no longer executes the job after 17:00. This way, you avoid unnecessary bank retrievals outside business hours.

You use schedules in two contexts:

- **Jobs**: You assign a schedule to a recurring job to restrict its execution to specific time windows — for example, an hourly retrieval of advice transactions to weekdays between 07:00 and 17:00.

- **Channels**: You store a schedule as **Default schedule** in the channel configuration to control the availability of the channel independently of individual jobs.

## Navigation

The **Schedules** workspace can be found under **Banking & Cash Management | Channels | Schedules** and is displayed as follows, for example:

![The Schedules workspace is highlighted in the menu navigation.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/banking-and-cash-management/channels/zeitplaene-anlegen-und-konfigurieren/_images/en/schedules-nav.png)
'Schedules' workspace in the menu navigation

## Creating Schedules

To create a schedule:

1. Navigate to **Channels | Schedules**.

2. Click the **Plus** icon in the upper left corner. The configuration of a schedule is displayed as follows:

    ![The configuration of a schedule is displayed.](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/banking-and-cash-management/channels/zeitplaene-anlegen-und-konfigurieren/_images/en/configure-schedule.png)
    Configuring a schedule

3. Configure the schedule according to your requirements (see [Configuring Schedules](#configuring-schedules)).

4. Click **Save**. With **Save and New**, you save the schedule and directly create another one.

## Configuring Schedules

You can configure the following options for a schedule:

| Option | Description |
|---------|---------|
| **Caption** | Unique name of the schedule |
| **Weekdays** | Weekdays on which the schedule applies — Monday to Sunday as individual check boxes. Monday to Friday are activated by default. At least one weekday must be activated. |
| **From** | Time in the format HH:MM from which the schedule applies on the selected weekdays. If you activate **Time entry disabled**, this option does not apply. |
| **To** | Time in the format HH:MM until which the schedule applies on the selected weekdays. If you activate **Time entry disabled**, this option does not apply. |
| **Disable Time** | If activated, the schedule applies all day on the selected weekdays; the **From** and **To** options then do not apply. |