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# Basic Scheduling

You can set up basic scheduling for your robots on individual machines using the Windows integrated Task Scheduler.

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## Creating a Task

In the Task Scheduler, in the right panel click Create Task.

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### General Panel

Make sure to have:

* Name: The name of the task;
* Run only when the user is logged in;
* Run with the highest privileges;
* Configured for: the machine's operating system, for this example it would be Windows 10;

### Triggers panel

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In the triggers panel you can set-up the frequency with which the robot starts based on the displayed rules.

* It can be triggered: only one time, daily, weekly or monthly;
* It can recur every N number of days;
* Advanced settings: Repeating the trigger every hour, stopping the robot if it lasts longer than N hours.

### Action Panel

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* Program/Script: The path to where TAP Assistant is located. Press **Browse** for an easier way to navigate.
* Add arguments: The path to the .tap file that contains the robot due to be scheduled.
* Start in: This field cand be left empty.

> \*Note: the paths should be written between double quotes. E.g: "C:\path\example.tap"

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## Potential Usecases:

Scheduling a robot to automatically run every Monday to process bank statements.

Scheduling a robot to run every hour and check email imboxes for new invoices in order to process them if any are found.

Scheduling a robot to send updates to the clients with updates every day/week.