How to schedule a daily site backup using PowerShell activity in SPARK Workflow?

Last Update: December 27, 2018

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This use case shows you how to create a scheduled site backup using SPARK Workflow PowerShell activity and "SPARK Workflow Schedules" feature.

  1. Create a new site workflow. For more details on how to create a site workflow, refer to Create a site workflow use case.
  2. Drag "PowerShell" activity onto the workflow canvas and drop it onto a design node as follows:
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  3. Configure "PowerShell" activity as follows:
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  4. Publish the workflow by clicking on the Publish button in the workflow ribbon.
  5. In the Settings IconHow to schedule a daily site backup using PowerShell activity in SPARK Workflow3.png, click on SPARK Workflow Scheduler then click on Add Schedule button when you finish.
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