CalendarTrigger (triggerGroup) Element

Specifies a daily, weekly, monthly, or a monthly day-of-the-week (DOW) trigger.

<xs:element name="CalendarTrigger"
    type="calendarTriggerType"
 />

The CalendarTrigger element is defined by the calendarTriggerType complex type.

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
Triggers	triggersType	Specifies the triggers that start the task.

Element	Type	Description
Enabled (triggerBaseType)	boolean	Specifies that the trigger is enabled.
EndBoundary (triggerBaseType)	dateTime	Specifies the date and time when the trigger is deactivated. The trigger cannot start the task after it is deactivated.
ExecutionTimeLimit (triggerBaseType)	duration	Specifies the maximum amount of time in which the task can be started by the trigger.
Repetition (triggerBaseType)	repetitionType	Specifies how often the task is run and how long the repetition pattern is repeated after the task is started.
ScheduleByDay (calendarTriggerType)	dailyScheduleType	Specifies a daily schedule.
ScheduleByMonth (calendarTriggerType)	monthlyScheduleType	Specifies a monthly schedule.
ScheduleByMonthDayOfWeek (calendarTriggerType)	monthlyDayOfWeekScheduleType	Specifies a trigger that starts a job on a monthly day-of-week schedule.
ScheduleByWeek (calendarTriggerType)	weeklyScheduleType	Specifies a weekly schedule.
StartBoundary (triggerBaseType)	dateTime	Specifies the date and time when the trigger is activated. This element is required.

Name	Type	Description
Id	ID	The identifier of the trigger.

The StartBoundary element is a required element for time and calendar triggers (TimeTrigger and CalendarTrigger).

The child elements listed above are defined by the triggerBaseType and calendarTriggerType complex element types.

For script development, calendar triggers are specified using one of the following objects.

For C++ development, calendar triggers are specified using one of the following interfaces.

For a complete example of the XML for a task that specifies a calendar trigger, see Daily Trigger Example (XML).

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]