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title: "Schedule recurring user syncs"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules/user-sync/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules/user-sync.md"
last_updated: "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z"
description: "Schedule a user sync configuration to run automatically on a cron-style cadence. Trigger nightly LDAP refreshes, weekly CSV imports, or any recurring user-source sync from the Schedulers page."
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# Schedule recurring user syncs

User Sync schedules run an existing user sync configuration on a recurring cadence. For example, you can schedule a nightly Active Directory refresh or a weekly CSV import.

Manage User Sync schedules from the **User Sync** tab on the [Schedulers page](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules.md). This guide covers the steps and detail page information that are specific to User Sync schedules. For shared concepts — including permissions, the list view, the Schedule and History detail tabs, auto-disable behavior, and concurrency — refer to the [schedulers overview](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules.md) guide.

## Before you start

Before you create a User Sync schedule, make sure a user sync configuration already exists.

Create and manage sync configurations from **Administration** > **Users** with the **Import & Sync** button. For details, refer to the [import and sync users](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/users-groups-and-categories/import-and-sync.md) guide.

## Create a User Sync schedule

From the **User Sync** tab, select **New Schedule** in the page toolbar. The wizard includes three steps.

### Step one — Basic information

Use this step to name the schedule and choose whether to send notifications.

| Attribute          | Required | Description                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Schedule Name      | Yes      | A descriptive name for this scheduled job.                                                                                                           |
| Send notifications | No       | When enabled, recipients receive a sync summary email after each run. Failures are also routed to system administrators via the Notification Center. |

### Step two — Select sync configuration

Use this step to select the sync configuration the schedule runs.

The picker shows a searchable flat list of all sync configurations visible to you. Select one sync configuration to schedule.

Each schedule can run one sync configuration. To run multiple configurations on different cadences, create one schedule for each configuration.

### Step three — Schedule

Use this step to set the schedule cadence, start date and time, and optional end date.

You can choose **One time** or **Recurring**. For full field descriptions, refer to the [schedule section](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules.md#schedule) in the Schedulers overview guide.

## Detail page

The User Sync schedule detail page shows the standard four stat cards: Next Run, Last Run, Success Rate, and Avg Duration. It also shows two information cards specific to User Sync schedules.

| Card        | Contents                                                               |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Basic Info  | Schedule name and notifications setting. Edit action available.        |
| Job Details | **Target** (the sync configuration name), Created, and Modified dates. |

User Sync schedules don’t include Run As User or Delivery cards. Those cards are specific to Process and Report schedules.

The Schedule and History tabs are the same across all scheduler types. Refer to the [schedule section](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules.md#schedule) and [history section](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules.md#history) in the Schedulers overview guide.
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## Related pages

- [Schedule workflows, syncs, and reports](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules.md)
- [Schedule recurring email monitors](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules/email-monitor.md)
- [Schedule recurring workflow processes](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules/process.md)
- [Schedule recurring report deliveries](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/introduction-to-schedules/report.md)