40.18 Processing Times
40.18.1 Overview ¶
In the Processing times area you define per weekday the time windows within which the program checks and processes at all. Outside these windows, processing is paused - even if the interval (see Chapter 40.7) would otherwise have long since triggered a new check.
Useful, for example, to keep tasks from running at night or on weekends, because printers are off, servers are being maintained or simply no relevant emails are expected.
40.18.2 Activation ¶
| Field |
Description |
| Restrict processing window |
Enables the time-of-day restriction. As long as this option is disabled, processing runs 24/7 |
If the option is disabled, processing runs around the clock - the weekdays and times then have no effect.
40.18.3 Per-Day Configuration ¶
For each weekday (Monday to Sunday), the following values can be set:
| Field |
Description |
| Active |
Checkbox in front of the weekday name - switches the entire day on or off |
| From |
Start of day for processing (format HH:MM) |
| To |
End of day for processing (format HH:MM) |
Note: The input fields From and To are only active if the respective day is enabled.
For each day a single window can be configured. Multiple separate windows per day (e.g. “08-12 and 14-18”) are not provided in the processing times.
40.18.4 Difference to “Business Hours” ¶
The Processing times on this page apply program-wide and lock the main processing loop. Outside the time windows, the program does not even check for new emails.
The Business hours (see Chapter 40.19) act independently - and only on the Automatic reply task, to switch between standard and out-of-hours reply text. Other tasks are not affected by the business hours.
| Function |
Effect |
Configuration |
| Processing times |
Program-wide main processing lock |
This page |
| Business hours |
Auto-reply: standard vs. out-of-hours text |
Business hours page (40.19) |
40.18.5 Use Case ¶
Office hours 8-18 on weekdays
Mon-Fri active, 08:00-18:00 each. Sat and Sun disabled. This way the program runs only during main working hours - it pauses completely at night and on weekends.
40.18.6 Tip ¶
- In service mode the time windows work just as in application mode - the service runs through, but does not check outside the windows