Blue Prism AD01 Exam - Topic 1 Question 70 Discussion

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Question #: 70
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A process is currently scheduled to run every day but needs to be temporarily stopped for 3 months According to best practice, how should this be done?

ARetire the Schedule for the required period. then Unretire it

BClone the Schedule and set a new start date on the clone

CSet an End Date on the Schedule, then create a new Schedule to Start after 3 months

DPause the Schedule for the required period

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Suggested Answer: D

Pausing a Schedule:

Pausing the schedule is the best practice for temporarily stopping a process. This maintains the schedule's configuration and simply suspends its execution for the specified period.

Maintaining Configuration:

Pausing the schedule ensures that once the period is over, the same schedule can be resumed without needing to recreate it or adjust any start/end dates. This approach is simpler and minimizes the risk of configuration errors.

Reactivation:

After the required period, the schedule can be easily unpaused to resume its normal operation.

Blue Prism documentation on scheduling and best practices for managing schedules.

by Cherry at Jun 01, 2024, 02:37 PM

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Miss

3 months ago

Retiring the schedule is definitely the standard practice!

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Lucy

3 months ago

Wait, can you really just pause a schedule for 3 months?

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Johnna

4 months ago

I think setting an end date is a solid choice too.

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Willodean

4 months ago

I disagree, cloning seems more efficient.

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Celestina

4 months ago

Option A is the best way to go!

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Sylvia

4 months ago

Setting an end date and creating a new schedule sounds familiar, but I wonder if that's the most efficient way to handle this.

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Coral

4 months ago

Cloning the schedule seems like it could work, but it feels a bit complicated for just a temporary stop.

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Barrett

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question about pausing processes, but I can't recall if that's the best option here.

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Vi

5 months ago

I think we might need to retire the schedule, but I'm not sure if we can just unretire it later.

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Jesusita

5 months ago

I'm leaning towards cloning the schedule and setting a new start date. That way you don't have to worry about the original schedule getting messed up, and you can just pick up where you left off after the 3 months. Seems like the safest approach to me.

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Curtis

5 months ago

Definitely go with option D - pause the schedule. That's the cleanest way to temporarily stop the process without having to mess with retiring, unretiring, or creating a new schedule. Keeps things simple.

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Cortney

5 months ago

I think the best approach here is to pause the schedule for the required period. That seems like the most straightforward and least disruptive option.

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Daren

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. Pausing the schedule seems like it could work, but I'm also wondering if cloning the schedule and setting a new start date might be a better option. I'll have to think it through a bit more.

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Crista

5 months ago

I feel like option D is too dismissive of potential risks; I doubt Andrea is just being overly cautious.

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Maryrose

5 months ago

I'm not totally sure about this one. I'll need to think it through carefully and eliminate the options that don't seem right.

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Bok

5 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I'm pretty sure an iframe is some kind of HTML element that lets you embed another web page inside your own.

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Ammie

2 years ago

Pause the schedule, easy peasy. No need to get fancy with retirement or cloning.

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Sarah

2 years ago

Yeah, no need to complicate things with retiring or cloning. Just hit pause and resume later.

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Mica

2 years ago

I agree, pausing the schedule seems like the simplest solution.

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Joye

2 years ago

B is a good idea, but I'd rather not have to deal with cloning and managing multiple schedules if I don't have to.

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Rima

2 years ago

Haha, 'Unretire' the schedule? What is this, a zombie process?

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Danica

2 years ago

I disagree, I believe we should set an end date on the schedule and create a new one to start after 3 months.

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Lilli

2 years ago

I think we should pause the schedule for 3 months.

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Glen

2 years ago

Option C seems like a lot of unnecessary work. Why create a new schedule when you can just set an end date on the existing one?

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Titus

2 years ago

C) Set an End Date on the Schedule, then create a new Schedule to Start after 3 months

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Lakeesha

2 years ago

B) Clone the Schedule and set a new start date on the clone

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Alison

2 years ago

A) Retire the Schedule for the required period. then Unretire it

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Alisha

2 years ago

Definitely option D. Pausing the schedule is the most straightforward and efficient way to handle this temporary stoppage.

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Nell

2 years ago

I think setting an end date on the schedule and creating a new one after 3 months is a good alternative as well.

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Chan

2 years ago

I agree, pausing the schedule is the best option for a temporary stoppage.

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Fabiola

2 years ago

I think setting an end date and creating a new schedule after 3 months is also a good option.

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Jarvis

2 years ago

But what about setting an end date and creating a new schedule after 3 months?

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Eloisa

2 years ago

I agree, pausing the schedule is the easiest solution.

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Leonie

2 years ago

I agree, pausing the schedule is the easiest solution.

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