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Modifying the task execution time

Tasks in the Waiting for execution or Waiting for switch state can have their execution/switch time modified. This topic introduces the procedure for modifying the execution/switch time of a task.

Prerequisites

Task is in the Waiting for switch state.

Precautions

The supported modification time range is from 1 hour later to within 7 days. If the task is expected to complete within 1 hour, you can try to Execute/Switch immediately. For more details, see Executing tasks in advance.

If the specified time range cannot complete the switch, the task will be postponed to the instance's next Maintenance window for execution.

The start time of the task execution will be automatically specified based on the instance situation and the selected switch time.

Procedure

In the upper-left corner of the top menu bar, select the project and region for the instance.

tip

If the project of the instance has not been set, the project should be selected as All resources.

In the left navigation bar, click Task Center to enter the Task list.

In the task list, click the Modify execution time button in the Actions column of the target task.

In the pop-up Modify execution time window, complete the following settings and then click OK.

Parameter	Description
Execution time	Select the task execution time. You can choose Specific time period or Maintenance window to execute. Specified time period: execute the task within the specified time period. Maintenance window: execute the task within the maintenance window set for the instance. You can view the currently set maintenance window for your instance on the Summary page. To adjust, see Setting maintenance window.
Specific time period	If you choose to resize within the specified time period, you need to set the time period for task execution. tip Setting time periods across days is not supported. The minimum time period is two hours. Set the time period within the time range prompted by the console.
Maintenance window	If you choose to switch within the Maintenance window, you need to confirm the Maintenance window of the instance.

Related APIs

API	Description
ModifyTask	Call the ModifyTask API to edit the task.

Last updated: 2026.07.17 10:14:37