Scheduling a Scan

You can use the settings for a scheduled scan to be run later.

To schedule a scan:

  1. Click SCHEDULE.

    The SCAN SCHEDULE dialog box opens.

  2. Type a name for the scheduled scan in the Name box.

  3. Enter a date for the scan to run in the Start Date box.

    Tip: To select a date from the calendar, click the calendar icon ().

  4. Enter a time for the scan to start in the Start Time box.

    Note: The schedule uses the time zone from your browser.

  5. To schedule a recurring scan, in the Pattern section specify how often to run the scan according to the following table.

    To run... Then...
    Daily

    1. Select DAILY.

    2. Select a recurrence in the Occur every ___ day box.

    Weekly

    1. Select WEEKLY.

    2. Select a recurrence in the Occur every ___ week box.

    3. Select the days to run each week.
    Monthly

    1. Select MONTHLY.

    2. Select a recurrence in the Occur every ___ month box.

    3. Do one of the following:

      • Select Occur on day and enter a date in the box.

      • Select Occur on the, and then select an interval from the Interval list and a day from the Day list.

        Note: Interval options are First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Last.
    Yearly

    1. Select YEARLY.

    2. Do one of the following:

      • Select Occur on, and then select a month from the Month list and enter a date in the Day box.

      • Select Occur on the, and then select an interval from the Interval list, a day from the Day list, and a month from the Month list.

        Note: Interval options are First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Last.

  6. Under Range, do one of the following:

    • To leave the recurrence open ended, select Never ends.

    • To set an end date, select Ends by, and then enter an end date in the End Date box or enter the number of occurrences after which to end in the occurrence box.

      Note: Entering data into the End Date box automatically updates the occurrence box, and conversely.

  7. Select a dynamic sensor from the Sensor list.

    The list of sensors comes from the Fortify Software Security Center sensor pools. Any Available is the default.

  8. (Optional) If you select a sensor that is currently unavailable, another sensor may conduct the scan instead. To ensure that the selected sensor conducts the scan, select Use this sensor only.

  9. Click OK.

    The scan schedule is added to the ScanCentral DAST database.

See Also

Reviewing Scan Settings