Triggering a Plan Build Based on a Schedule

"Triggering a Plan build based on a schedule" can allow a team to structure the day according to a predictable schedule. Note that scheduled builds are run regardless of whether or not any code changes have occurred. There are two ways to schedule a build:

• Single Daily Build — A "Single daily build" runs at a time of your choice. This is particularly suitable for builds that take a long time to complete. See Single Daily Build.

• Cron-Based Scheduling — "Cron Based Scheduling" allows you to schedule builds according to a flexible cron expression. For example, "0 0/30 9-19 ? * MON-FRI" would trigger a build every half-an-hour from 9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. For more information about cron expressions, see http://www.quartz-scheduler.org/docs/tutorial/TutorialLesson06.html. See Cron Based Scheduling.

You can also trigger builds based on code changes or manually, rather than on a schedule.