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Which scheduling frequencies are available?
The New schedule dialog offers six frequencies: Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly. Once runs a single time and the rest repeat. Weekly comes preselected, and each cadence counts from the start date and time you enter.
The short version
You pick one frequency per schedule. One option runs a single time, and five repeat on a calendar rhythm. There is no custom interval in the dialog.
How it works in Cyberlop
| Frequency | Runs | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Once | A single time at the start date and time | A scan before a launch |
| Daily | Every day | A fast-moving staging site |
| Weekly | Every week (default) | A steady check on active code |
| Monthly | Every month | A routine review |
| Quarterly | Every three months | A stable app, or a review cycle |
| Yearly | Once a year | An annual check |
You choose the frequency in the New schedule dialog, which you open from Scheduled Scans → + New schedule. The dialog text says it will "Run a scan profile once or on a recurring cadence."
The cadence counts from the Start date & time, in the organisation timezone. A weekly schedule keeps to the same weekday and time that you started it on.
Each run is a full scan of the profile, so a busier schedule uses more of your plan allowance and of your AI allowance, and both are shown in Settings → Plan & usage.
What to do next
- Match the rhythm to how often the code or the app changes.
- Start weekly, then adjust once you see how many findings each run brings.
- Follow the steps in how to schedule a recurring scan.
Want a scan on every merge instead? That is a CI job. See scheduled scans compared with CI scans. Questions? contact us.
Related questions
- How do I schedule a recurring scan?
- How do I schedule a single scan for a later date?
- How is a recurring schedule's timing worked out?
- What's the difference between scheduled scans and CI-triggered scans?
- How do I choose the time a scheduled scan runs?
How to schedule security scans in Cyberlop
Step-by-step, with annotated screenshots.
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