Cron Options

Check XML File during cron: With this option enabled, each time cron is called, the module will check the XML File to see if its modification date has changed since the last time it was processed. If it has, then it will processed.

Check XML Folder during cron: With this option enabled, each time cron is called, the module with check the XML Folder for a file called 'start'. If this file exists, it will be removed and replaced by a file called 'processing' and processing of the directory contents will start. Upon completion of extract processing, the 'processing' file will be removed, and a file called 'done' will be created.

Unhide Courses: With this option selected, each night around midnight, the module will automatically unhide and Banner/LMB courses that start within the number of days specified in 'Unhide this many days before course start'. For example, if this option is selected, 'Unhide this many days before course start' is set to 7, and there is a course that starts on 2009-06-14, then it will automatically be made visible on the morning of 2009-06-07. The start date of the course is determined by the timeframe->begin date supplied with the course by Banner/LMB

Unhide this many days before course start: This is the number of days before the start of a course to unhide it. Set to 0 for the course to unhide on the day it starts.