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title: Task Planner 
description: "##### Add a New Task The **Task Planner** section allows you to define tasks for specific devices or groups, including scheduling backups or executing predefined snippets. Select the “**Task Planner**” option from the left menu. ![](https://mikrowizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/11-1.png) **Click on the “+” button** to open the…"
url: "https://mikrowizard.com/docs/task-planner/"
updated: "2024-08-09"
category: "Tasks, Backups & Snippets"
---

# Task Planner 

##### Add a New Task

The **Task Planner** section allows you to define tasks for specific devices or groups, including scheduling backups or executing predefined snippets.

Select the “**Task Planner**” option from the left menu.

![](https://mikrowizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/11-1.png)

**Click on the “+” button** to open the “Adding new task” page.

**Define Task Details:**

- **Name**: Provide a descriptive name for the Task .

- **Description**: Optionally, add details about the Task’s usage or purpose.

- **Options**: Select on of option for task use:
  - **Backup**: Set the task to perform backups for the selected devices within a specified period.
  - **Snippet**: Choose a previously defined snippet to execute on the selected devices.

![](https://mikrowizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/add-new-tasl-1024x719.png)

- The **Cron**section allows you to schedule recurring tasks that will execute commands at specific intervals.
  - **Define the Cron Expression**: Enter the Cron expression for the desired frequency. For example, * * * * * will run the task every minute.
  - For more examples and explanations of Cron expressions, visit [https://crontab.guru/examples.html](https://crontab.guru/examples.html)
- **Assign to Members**: select the device or group to which you want to add the new task.
- **Save the Task**: Click the “**Add**” button to add the new task to the planner.

 **Task Review**: Regularly review tasks and Cron jobs to ensure they are performing as expected and not running unnecessarily.