*

All values for the field are selected.

* in the Hour field means every hour.

?

No specific value required. Only usable in the Day of Month and Day of Week fields.

To set a schedule that runs on Sundays regardless of the day of the month, use a ? in the Day of Month field and a 1 in the Day of Week field.

-

Specify a range (inclusive) between 2 values.

1–3 in the Hour field (along with a 0 in the Minute and Second fields) is triggered at 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., and 3:00 a.m.

,

Separate multiple values.

1,3 in the Hour field means 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.

/

Incremental trigger. Enter in the format X/Y, where X is the starting value and Y is the increment.

0/15 in the Minute field means the schedule begins at minute 00 and then runs every 15 minutes thereafter.

L

Last day of the month or week.

Can be combined with other values in each field as illustrated below.

L in the Day of Month field means the last calendar day of the month.

L–2 in the Day of Month field means the second-to-last calendar day of the month.

L in the Day of Week field simply means 7 (Saturday).

7L in the Day of Week field means the last Saturday of the month.

W

Weekday (Monday–Friday) nearest the given day. Enter in the format XW, where X is the day of the month.

12W in the Day of Month field is triggered on the 12th day of the month if that day falls on a weekday. If the 12th falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the schedule runs on the following Monday.

LW in the Day of Month field is triggered on the last weekday of the month.

#

Exact monthly instance of the specified day of the week. Enter in the format X#Y, where X is the day of the week and Y is the instance.

2#3 in the Day of Week field means the 3rd Monday each month.