Scheduled tasks
major version 1.1.0, relase date 2016-12-15
We are happy to announce new major version of datakick module.
This release is all about cron and scheduled tasks.
Using this new feature you can generate your XML files on regular basis. Every XML template can have multiple schedules, each can have different settings like output filename, parameter values etc. Generated files can be stored inside any writable directory on your server, uploaded to FTP or stored in Amazon S3 cloud.
Main features
- unlimited number of scheduled tasks
- each schedule provides parameters for xml generation, such as Language
- customizable schedule interval - your scheduled tasks can run hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or even once a year
- save xml files to folders on your webserver
- upload xml files to FTP server
- upload xml files to Amazon S3 cloud
- parametrized file name - for example
/categories/{year}-{month}-{day}/category.xml
will create file/categories/2017-01-01/category.xml
Use cases
- pre-populate XML feeds to increase response time
- schedule regular data backup
Screenshots
Cron settings
Schedule form