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# Create a Data Collection Schedule

> Learn how to configure a SharpHound Enterprise collector client to run data collection on a schedule.

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## Purpose

This article explains how to configure a data collector client to run on a schedule. Administrators should use it when deploying a new client or adding an additional schedule to an existing client.

<Note>Azure and Active Directory objects typically change slowly, so daily collection is usually sufficient. To capture activity across different times of day, schedule Local Groups and Sessions more frequently (for example, every 7 hours).</Note>

## Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are required to create a data collection schedule:

* An existing SharpHound Enterprise [collector client](/collect-data/enterprise-collection/create-collector)
* Logged in as a user assigned a [role](/manage-bloodhound/auth/users-and-roles) authorized to modify clients

## Process

The process to create a data collection schedule consists of the following steps:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Manage Clients page">
    In the left menu, click **Administration** > **Manage Clients**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit a collector client">
    On the client that you want to schedule, click the <Icon icon="bars" /> icon in the *Action* column and select **Edit Client**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/specterops-fetch-json-component/Aknesi2NwciziFMX/images/data_collectors/edit-client.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Aknesi2NwciziFMX&q=85&s=1dd03ce9bee8234e672e2e650dd95fc7" alt="Navigate to the Edit Client button on the Clients page" width="315" height="334" data-path="images/data_collectors/edit-client.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a data collection schedule">
    1. Click <Icon icon="plus" /> under **Collection Schedule** to add a new schedule.

           <Frame>
             <img src="https://mintcdn.com/specterops-fetch-json-component/0O0mZRQtlUBcULP-/images/data_collectors/add-schedule.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0O0mZRQtlUBcULP-&q=85&s=738addd5d6ce1296ea35459e0d258e56" alt="Click the plus icon to add a new collection schedule" width="640" height="577" data-path="images/data_collectors/add-schedule.png" />
           </Frame>

    2. Configure the following details in the **Schedule** window:
       * **Start Date**: The time at which the first collection should run
       * **Frequency**: The frequency at which the collection should run
       * **Data**: The [type of data](/collect-data/permissions) that the schedule collects
       * **Advanced Options**: See [scanning options](/install-data-collector/install-sharphound/tenant-configuration)

             <Frame>
               <img src="https://mintcdn.com/specterops-fetch-json-component/0O0mZRQtlUBcULP-/images/data_collectors/configure-schedule.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0O0mZRQtlUBcULP-&q=85&s=c86fd3ddb73e270166cf043dbc915c14" alt="Configure the schedule details" width="704" height="744" data-path="images/data_collectors/configure-schedule.png" />
             </Frame>

    3. Click **Save** in the **Schedule** window.

    4. Click **Save** in the **Edit SharpHound Client** window.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Outcome

The client is now configured for continuous data collection with one schedule. You can add multiple schedules to a single client for more granular control.

A summary of a client's schedule displays in the *Collection Schedule* column on the **Clients** page.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/specterops-fetch-json-component/0O0mZRQtlUBcULP-/images/data_collectors/client-schedule-summary.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0O0mZRQtlUBcULP-&q=85&s=ec3ef2601f0618cb87206512a042006e" alt="View of the Collection Schedule column on the Clients page" width="1113" height="266" data-path="images/data_collectors/client-schedule-summary.png" />
</Frame>

<Note>After the next schedule, see the job's status on the [**Finished Jobs Log**](/collect-data/enterprise-collection/monitor#finished-jobs-log) page.</Note>
