Schedule Frequency

The Schedule Frequency screen of an Active Directory Profile determines how often a profile will run.

Schedule Frequency

Run schedule every : This sets the interval for how often the profile will run. It is recommended that this setting is set to a value that gives the Active Directory service enough time to complete an entire profile scan before the next interval time. In order to determine the time that it takes the service to complete an entire cycle you will need to check the event log. For this reason the minimum interval is 15 minutes.

Start date : This sets the initial start time for the profile (after which it will run at the selected increment above). This can be updated at any time to delay the next run time to this date/time plus the selected increment.

Next run time : This displays the next time that the schedule will run based on the above selected values.

Reset to current time : The next run time for the schedule can be reset to the current time by clicking this button. This can be useful if you have made changes and want the schedule to run as soon as possible (rather than waiting the minutes/hours/days specified in the profile).

Filter Date

This only applies to Windows AD profiles as Entra ID doesn’t have the ability to use this feature. By default, each Windows AD profile will only scan the Active Directory database for objects that have been updated, or modified since it last ran. This ensures that each profile runs quickly and efficiently by not unnecessarily querying large amounts of Active Directory data. This filter date is automatically updated each time the profile executes. Clicking the reset button will force the Windows AD profile to have a fresh look at ALL objects within the Active Directory paths that are specified for the profile.

This option is useful when HelpMaster clients that have been disabled from Active Directory synchronization have been re-enabled.