1. After a successful restore should I convert all my existing Schedules into Automations?

No, it is not necessary to re-create all of your schedules as automations. The parameter configuration required for schedules is the same in both places on FME Server, so they will provide the same overall outcome. I would advise evaluating each existing schedule and whether it is related to any other events happening on the Server to determine if it would be beneficial to move these into a single automation. If the schedules are not connected to anything else and are set up to run a single job only then it’s really down to user preference, and you may opt to continue managing these from the schedules page.

2. Moving forward how do I decide when I should be using the Schedules page vs building an Automation?

This decision should be made on a per schedule basis and is dependent on what the overall aim of that schedule will be. In general we’d recommend using automations when you are creating a new schedule that is involved in more complex workflows, for example if you...

• Would like a single schedule to submit multiple jobs
• Need additional actions to take place in response to a job triggered by a schedule
• Have a project that overall contains multiple schedules or a schedule among other triggers
• Would like an action other than a workspace to be triggered by a schedule