Scheduler

What is the Scheduler?

The Scheduler is a practical and free tool that helps you make your workflows and processes more efficient. With this tool, you can set up scheduled tasks to automatically execute specific actions at predefined times. This gives you better control over your workflow, increases productivity, and reduces human errors.

The Scheduler offers numerous benefits:

Cost Savings: By automating and scheduling tasks, you can reduce manual labor, leading to more efficient resource utilization and lower overall operating costs.

Faster Task Execution: Tasks are executed automatically without delays or wait times, resulting in accelerated processes and increased productivity.

Precise Control: You can specify when and how tasks should be performed, enhancing workflow planning and control. This minimizes errors and ensures quality.

It's important to note that the Scheduler provides a planning interface for mass editing or CSV import/export. This allows you to manage repetitive tasks optimally. This tool provides an optimized workflow to make better use of your time.

What is the Scheduler Suitable For?

It works for all eSagu products. Whether it's Amazon, eBay, CDiscount, or HelpDesk, the Scheduler can make your life easier for any of our services.

Filters

To maintain clarity when dealing with many different tasks and services, you can use the filter function to categorize tasks by type or service.

What makes this filter particularly useful is the ability to save the current filter status in the URL. This means you can easily share the results of your filtering by sending others the generated link. This way, the same filtered selection is displayed on their screen without them having to set the filter criteria again.

Furthermore, we ensure that the currently applied filter is prominently displayed in the screen's header as text. This way, you always know what criteria are currently being filtered. For example, the header could show: "All mass editing tasks for your eSagu service RePricing for Cdiscount."

This allows you to efficiently manage tasks in our platform. The required tasks can be quickly and easily found through powerful filters.

Timetable

In the timetable, you have the option to specify when tasks should be executed. You can define the desired times for task execution for planning and coordination purposes.

1. The color of your service, as shown in the legend in the bottom right corner, can be customized in the settings according to your preferences. This visually highlights and personalizes the service.

2. The color of your tasks can be customized directly under the "Tasks" section. Here, you have the flexibility to individually adjust the colors of your tasks to differentiate them by priority or type of task.

Customizing colors for both your service and tasks enables a clear and user-friendly design of your timetable, making it easier to organize and track your workflows.

Tasks

How to Create a Task

To create a task, follow these steps:

1. Give the task a name and choose a color to visually identify or categorize it.
2. Select the service for which the task should be executed. This can be, for example, "Amazon Germany" or "Amazon UK."
3. Determine what exactly should happen when the task is executed. You have the same configuration options available as when manually executing mass editing or CSV exports.
4. After configuring your task, simply click "Save" to add the task to your timetable.

In addition to these steps, there is more important information:

• Color selection allows you to categorize tasks and visually distinguish them according to your preferences.
• The "Service" field specifies for which service the task should be executed. This is important when you use multiple services in your workflow.
• The "Task Type" field determines the type of task. There are various types of tasks, such as mass editing (changes to product groups), CSV export (creating a CSV file with selected fields), and CSV import (importing a CSV file from a stored link).
• Number formatting allows you to adjust the separator between the number and decimal point, which can be important in international settings, such as using 1.50 or 1,50.

The ability to customize and schedule tasks individually provides precise control over your workflows and efficient use of the tool.

You can delete tasks by clicking on the corresponding task and using the "Delete" button. The task will be removed from the timetable and all other uses.

Caution!

When performing mass price edits, it is safer to start from a fixed base price rather than making variable price adjustments that increase or decrease the minimum price. The reason for this is that if planned price adjustments are not carried out due to incorrect settings or user errors, it can lead to an unintended continuous decrease in the price. By using a fixed base price, this risk can be avoided by ensuring that all price changes are relative to this set base price.

How to Add a Task to the Timetable

1. Start by clicking on the desired hour when you want your scheduled task to run.
2. Select the service or application through which the scheduled task will be executed. This can be a software application, an online tool, or a specific service that performs the task.
3. After selecting the service, take a moment to choose one of the four available time slots in which your task will be executed. These time slots can vary and depend on your individual requirements and schedule. Make sure to select the slot that best suits your planned task.

Additionally, you can see how many slots are currently in use.

You can set up a maximum of four tasks per service in an hour. If you want to run a task at the same time for different services, such as Amazon DE and UK, this is easily achievable.

There is also a limit on the number of available slots. In total, you have 168 slots that you can use for various tasks and actions. These slots apply individually to each service. Your Amazon DE can use all slots, and your Amazon UK still has all of them available.

1. Mass Edits: Each mass edit requires three slots. If you focus exclusively on mass edits, you could perform a total of 168 slots / 3 slots per mass edit = 56 mass edits, equivalent to eight mass edits per day.
2. CSV Exports: Each CSV export requires two slots. Suppose you want to export CSV files. In that case, you could perform 168 slots / 2 slots per CSV export = 84 CSV exports (12 CSV exports per day).
3. CSV Imports: Each CSV import requires one slot. If you want to import CSV files into your system, you could perform 168 slots / 1 slot per CSV import = 168 CSV imports (one CSV import per hour).

It's important to note that this example calculation is based on the assumption that you use all available slots exclusively for a specific type of action. In practice, you would likely perform a combination of these actions. Here's an example of how you could allocate your slots for different actions:

• 7 CSV exports (7 * 2 = 14 slots)

• 14 CSV imports (14 * 1 = 14 slots)

• 49 mass edits (49 \

• 3 = 147 slots)

In this scenario, you would still have one slot left to flexibly respond to additional tasks or requirements. However, the exact allocation depends on your individual needs and priorities. Managing your slot resources carefully is crucial to ensure efficient execution of your planned actions.

You can see your currently used slots when adding a new task to the timetable.

How to Remove a Task from the Timetable

If you no longer want to execute a task or want to change the time, you can remove it as follows:

1. Click on the time slot.
2. Select the service.
3. Now deselect the task and replace it with "optional."

Please note that removing a task from the timetable does not permanently delete it. The task is only removed from the timetable and remains in your task list. To completely delete a task, you must do so separately in the "Tasks" section. There, you have the option to permanently remove the task if you are sure you no longer need it. Removing it from the timetable simply cancels the scheduled assignment of that task at a specific time without affecting the actual task.

CSV Import via URL

To automate the uploading of CSV files, you need to provide them to us via a URL. Encrypted transmission via HTTPS is recommended.

If the URL is password-protected, both the username and password can be provided in the following format:

https://<Username>:<Password>@www.example.com/files/amzn.csv

It is important that the file is correctly formatted!
You can find how the file should be formatted here: CSV File Format.

Since creating a URL can vary greatly, we are happy to assist you in creating and setting it up.

History

In the import history, you can see when a task was executed, its settings, and the result. This allows you to quickly determine whether a task was successfully executed or if there is an error.

Settings

In the settings, you have the option to customize the display color of your service and change the time zone. Why might it be useful to adjust the time zone?

Adjusting the time zone can be extremely useful in various situations. A typical example would be if you have businesses or activities in different parts of the world. Let's say you operate an online shop in both the USA and Germany. The time zone in the USA is Eastern Standard Time (EST), while Germany uses Central European Time (CET).

If you want to schedule a service or process in your online shop at 6:00 PM, it would be problematic if both shops were set in the same time zone (e.g., EST). In this case, the service would run at the same local time in both countries, which may not meet your requirements.

By adjusting the time zone, you can ensure that the service runs at the desired time in each shop. Setting the time zone for your US shop to EST and for your German shop to CET, the service will run at 6:00 PM local time in each country, allowing for precise planning.

The ability to adjust the time zone is particularly important when conducting global activities and wanting to ensure that time-sensitive tasks and processes run smoothly in different parts of the world.

Caution!

If you use time zones with daylight saving time, make sure that your tasks are not affected by daylight saving time changes.

Here is an example of different time zones in use.