Application Settings

Welcome​

​In Optimizely Analytics, application settings allow you to customize how an application performs and behaves. Byfine-tuning defaults, adjusting schemas, and enabling advanced features, you can ensure your application meetsspecific business needs. You can also schedule recurring tasks with cron jobs to automate processes.​

​After completing this module, you will be able to:​

• Configure application settings to optimize performance and functionality.​

• Adjust schema, defaults, and enable features like materialization and audience.​

• Manage sampling, rules, and feature flags.​

• Understand and configure cron jobs using Spring Cron Expressions.​

Configuring Application Settings​

You can modify application settings to:​

• Set default values for performance and usability.​

• Adjust the schema to better fit your data model.​

• Enable or disable features such as materialization and audience.​

• Manage sampling, rules, and feature flags to control functionality.​

​You can learn how to configure application settings by following this guide: https://optimizely.navattic.com/0b270v71​

​Cron Jobs​

Cron jobs are automated processes that run at scheduled intervals. They are defined using the Spring Cron Expression format:​

* * * * * * — six fields that specify when a job should run:​

1. Second – Values: 0–59​

2. Minute – Values: 0–59​

3. Hour – Values: 0–23​

4. Day of the month – Values: 1–31​

5. Month – Values: 1–12 or JAN–DEC​

6. Day of the week – Values: 0–7 or MON–SUN (0 and 7 = Monday)​

By configuring cron jobs, you can automate tasks to run at exact times or dates, improving efficiency and consistency.