Event scheduling

concept brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read c_ScheduleEvents.md

You can use various tools for scheduling actions or tasks to happen in the future.

Maintenance schedules

Changes to the CMDB can be managed through the Maintenance Schedules plugin, which enables changes to be proposed and viewed through a timeline.
On-call rotation

The Group On-Call Rotation plugin enables a schedule to be defined to determine what users are primary contacts during particular hours of the day.
Scheduled reports

Once you define reports, you can schedule them for emailing at a specific time, or at regular intervals, using the reporting interface.
Scheduled workflows

Workflows provide a robust system for automating advanced multi-step processes. Workflows are triggered by conditions, like business rules, or they can be scheduled for a particular time/recurring schedule, like scheduled jobs.
Scheduled jobs

Scheduled jobs are scripts you can specify should automatically generate at a specific date and time, or on a repeating basis.
Event registry
You can use events to schedule actions or tasks to occur when conditions are fulfilled.
Set an inactivity monitor
You can set an inactivity monitor that triggers an event for a task record when the task has been inactive for a certain amount of time.

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title: Event scheduling
description: You can use various tools for scheduling actions or tasks to happen in the future.
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# Event scheduling

You can use various tools for scheduling actions or tasks to happen in the future.

-   **Maintenance schedules**

    Changes to the CMDB can be managed through the Maintenance Schedules plugin, which enables changes to be proposed and viewed through a timeline.

-   **On-call rotation**

    The Group On-Call Rotation plugin enables a schedule to be defined to determine what users are primary contacts during particular hours of the day.

-   **Scheduled reports**

    Once you define reports, you can schedule them for emailing at a specific time, or at regular intervals, using the reporting interface.

-   **Scheduled workflows**

    Workflows provide a robust system for automating advanced multi-step processes. Workflows are triggered by conditions, like business rules, or they can be scheduled for a particular time/recurring schedule, like scheduled jobs.

-   **Scheduled jobs**

    Scheduled jobs are scripts you can specify should automatically generate at a specific date and time, or on a repeating basis.


-   **[Event registry](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/time-configuration/r_EventRegistry.md)**  
You can use events to schedule actions or tasks to occur when conditions are fulfilled.
-   **[Set an inactivity monitor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/time-configuration/t_SetAnInactivityMonitor.md)**  
You can set an inactivity monitor that triggers an event for a task record when the task has been inactive for a certain amount of time.

**Parent Topic:**[System scheduler](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/time-configuration/c_SystemScheduler.md)