Schedules

Create a schedule on the Schedule step of the scan wizard.

Option	Runs
Run now	Once, immediately.
Later	At the chosen date and time, then again on that date each year.
Repeat	Daily, weekly, monthly, or on a cron expression. A cron schedule can run at most every 15 minutes.

A scheduled web or API scan can use only a saved authentication profile. Session secrets typed into the wizard are not stored on a schedule.

Manage schedules

The console creates schedules. To rename a schedule, change its target, cron expression, time zone or enabled state, or run it immediately, use the API at /api/schedules. See REST API.

When a scheduled run does not start

Each schedule records the outcome of its last attempt.

Situation	Outcome
The previous run is still active	Skipped.
No capacity on the host	Skipped.
An update is in progress	Waits for the update.
The scan is refused	Not started. The reason is audited and a Scheduled scan did not start notification is raised. The schedule stays enabled.
The creator is disabled, loses project access or becomes a viewer	The schedule is disabled.
The cron expression has no future run	The schedule is disabled.

A scan that starts and then fails is shown on its own scan page.