Use the New Schedule dialog to set up a new scheduled task, such as one for collecting readings from a device. (See Scheduling the automatic collection of readings.)
Properties tab
This tab pertains to setting up a task to automatically collect readings.
| Monitoring / Usage | Select which type of property you want to schedule readings for. | 
| <device type> | (Read-only). The device's device type. | 
| <property> | Select the check box for each property for which you want to collect readings. | 
Schedule tab
On this tab, define the schedule itself. For field help, see Common scheduling fields.