This article demonstrates how to schedule the GENERATIONS Update script on your FileMaker Server.
- Open a web browser.
- Enter Localhost:16000.
- Click Start admin console.
- Login using your administrator name and password.
- Click the Activity tab.
- Verify that GENERATIONS is on the server and has a Status of Normal.
- Click the Schedules tab.
- Click Create a new schedule from the Schedule drop-down menu.
- Select Filemaker Script.
- Click Next.
- Select GENERATIONS.
- Select the Account name and password radio button.
- Enter the Administrator user name and password.
- Click Next.
- Scroll down and click to select the script “tbx – Complete Update of Trans Totals”.
- Under the Set an optional time limit for the script schedule heading at the bottom of the screen, uncheck the Time limit checkbox.
- Click Next
- Set the Frequency to Daily.
- Set the Start date to todays date.
- Set the Start time to 2:00 am.
- Click Next.
- Name the script GENERATIONS Complete Update in Schedule Name field.
- If you wish, check the Email notification box and enter the email address.
- Check the Enable this schedule checkbox.
- Click Next.
- Review the settings. Click Back to change settings if needed.
- Click Finish.