Scheduling a Sync Process to Run Unattended

After successfully configuring a User Profile Sync process and saving the settings to a configuration template file, you can schedule a sync process to be run unattended through Windows NT scheduler. To schedule a sync job, do the following:

Step Action

1. Create a new scheduled task in the NT Scheduler on the SharePoint server, which is where the Bamboo User Profile Sync application is licensed.

Configure the scheduled task to run the following command line:

"C:Program FilesBamboo Solutions CorporationBamboo User Profile<BR>SyncBamboo.SPProfileADSync.exe" 
/s /t "C:Program FilesBamboo Solutions CorporationBamboo User Profile SyncSchedule.xml"

The command line parameters are:

The path and filename to the executable
/s tells the program to run without displaying the user interface
/t precedes the path and filename of the sync configuration template
The path and filename to the sync configuration file (an .xml file)

The User Profile Sync process references the Bamboo.SPProfileADSync.exe.config file in the same directory as the executable file, as well as the sync configuration file specified on the command line during execution.

Schedule Multiple Export Jobs

The Bamboo User Profile Sync application is designed to run in the background and execute one job at a time. In order to execute multiple background jobs, you must use the /t command line parameter to specify the appropriate sync configuration file.

NOTE: The “Run as” account for the scheduled task needs to have the same permissions as the access accounts as noted in the Security Considerations page under this Configuration section.