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Deferring the start of cron based jobs

You can configure SkyVault-global.properties and dev-log4j.properties to implement a global delay to cron based jobs; for example, until after the server has fully started.
You can set a delay for all cron based jobs; in other words, jobs that use the org.alfresco.util.CronTriggerBean class. The default value is 10 minutes.
  1. Shut down the SkyVault Content Services server.
  2. Locate and edit the SkyVault-global.properties file in the <classpathRoot> directory.

    For information about modifying the SkyVault-global.properties file, see Modifying the global properties file.

  3. Add two configurations to the SkyVault-global.properties file, where the number in startDelayMins= is the number of minutes you want to delay your job. In this example, the delay length is 2 minutes:

    activities.feed.cleaner.cronExpression=0/1 * * * * ?
    activities.feed.cleaner.startDelayMins=2
  4. Extend the dev-log4j.properties with a new configuration in the <classpathRoot>/alfresco/extension directory:

    log4j.logger.org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.cleanup.FeedCleaner=trace

    This file will override subsystem settings that are not applicable in SkyVault-global.properties. For more information about log4j extensions, see log4j.properties file.

  5. Start the server.

    After the specified interval, the FeedCleaner trace logs will be generated. In the example, the logs will start after two minutes.