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title: "How To Setup Cron Time In Magento 2 System Configuration"
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# How To Setup Cron Time In Magento 2 System Configuration

_Published: February 16, 2022_  
_Author: Jigar Patel_  

![](https://dolphinwebsolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/how-to-setup-cron-time-in-magento-2-system-configuration-1024x536.jpg)

**The cron Job** will create a command or a script that is appropriate with the task you want to do. Instead of manual working, the **Cron Job allows running automatically** in exact time and date. Due to its automation, **the Cron Jobs is the perfect choice** for repeated projects every date or every week.

Cron configuration is very important in Magento to set the schedule for many system activities such as reindexing, auto-update of currency rates, Magento emails, etc. Only when the configuration is correct, the cron job is active. In case there is an error, this means Magento won’t function as expected.

The **system.xml** is a **configuration file** which is used to create configuration fields in **[Magento 2 System Configuration](https://dolphinwebsolution.com/how-to-add-custom-select-option-into-system-xml-magento-2)**. You will need this if your module has some settings which the admin needs to set. You can go to **`Store -> Setting -> Configuration`** to check how it look like.

### Steps to Setup Dynamically Schedule Cron Job in System Configurations Magento 2

We are already learned [how to create a basic module in Magento 2](https://dolphinwebsolution.com/how-to-create-module-in-magento-2). We need to create **module.xml** and **registration.php** files. You can create **module.xml** and **registration.php** from this tutorial.

Here we are using **Dolphin** as Vendor name and **InvoiceEmail** as the name of the module. You can change this according to your Vendor and Module name.

#### Step 1: Create System XML
Create system config file **system.xml** in **app/code/Dolphin/InvoiceEmail/etc/adminhtml** folder with the following code.

```
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:module:Magento_Config:etc/system_file.xsd">
    <system>
        <tab id="dolphintab" translate="label" sortOrder="100">
            <label>Dolphin</label>
        </tab>
                    <class>separator-top</class>
            <label>Settings</label>
            <tab>dolphintab</tab>
            <resource>Dolphin_InvoiceEmail::config_extension</resource>
            <group id="general" translate="label" type="text" sortOrder="10" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="1"
                   showInStore="1">
                <label>General</label>
                <field id="frequency" translate="label" type="select" sortOrder="1" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="0"
                       showInStore="0">
                    <label>Frequency</label>
                    <source_model>Magento\Cron\Model\Config\Source\Frequency</source_model>
                    <backend_model>Dolphin\InvoiceEmail\Model\Config\Cronconfig</backend_model>
                </field>
                <field id="time" translate="label comment" sortOrder="2" type="time" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="1"
                       showInStore="1">
                    <label>Start Time</label>
                </field>
            </group>
            </system>
</config>
```

The magento 2 system configuration page is divided logically into a few parts: Tabs, Sections, Groups, Fields.

The **system.xml** is located in **app/code/Dolphin/InvoiceEmail/etc/adminhtml** folder of the module, we will create a new Tab for our vendor “**Dolphin**”, a new Section for our module “**Settings**“, a Group to contain “**General**” simple fields: **Frequency** and **Start Time**

#### Step 2: Create Backend Model Class
Create Editor class in file **Cronconfig.php** in **app/code/Dolphin/InvoiceEmail/Model/Config** folder with the following code.

```
<?php

namespace Dolphin\InvoiceEmail\Model\Config;

class Cronconfig extends \Magento\Framework\App\Config\Value
{
    const CRON_STRING_PATH = 'crontab/default/jobs/cron_name/schedule/cron_expr';
    const CRON_MODEL_PATH = 'crontab/default/jobs/cron_name/run/model';

    /**
     * @var \Magento\Framework\App\Config\ValueFactory
     */

    protected $_configValueFactory;

    /**
     * @var mixed|string
     */

    protected $_runModelPath = '';

    /**
     * CronConfig1 constructor.
     * @param \Magento\Framework\Model\Context $context
     * @param \Magento\Framework\Registry $registry
     * @param \Magento\Framework\App\Config\ScopeConfigInterface $config
     * @param \Magento\Framework\App\Cache\TypeListInterface $cacheTypeList
     * @param \Magento\Framework\App\Config\ValueFactory $configValueFactory
     * @param \Magento\Framework\Model\ResourceModel\AbstractResource|null $resource
     * @param \Magento\Framework\Data\Collection\AbstractDb|null $resourceCollection
     * @param string $runModelPath
     * @param array $data
     */

    public function __construct(
        \Magento\Framework\Model\Context $context,
        \Magento\Framework\Registry $registry,
        \Magento\Framework\App\Config\ScopeConfigInterface $config,
        \Magento\Framework\App\Cache\TypeListInterface $cacheTypeList,
        \Magento\Framework\App\Config\ValueFactory $configValueFactory,
        \Magento\Framework\Model\ResourceModel\AbstractResource $resource = null,
        \Magento\Framework\Data\Collection\AbstractDb $resourceCollection = null,
        $runModelPath = '',
        array $data = [])
    {
        $this->_runModelPath = $runModelPath;
        $this->_configValueFactory = $configValueFactory;
        parent::__construct($context, $registry, $config, $cacheTypeList, $resource, $resourceCollection, $data);
    }

    /**
     * @return CronConfig1
     * @throws \Exception
     */

    public function afterSave()
    {
        $time = $this->getData('groups/general/fields/time/value');
        $frequency = $this->getData('groups/general/fields/frequency/value');
        $cronExprArray = [
            intval($time[1]),
            intval($time[0]),
            $frequency == \Magento\Cron\Model\Config\Source\Frequency::CRON_MONTHLY ? '1' : '*',
            '*',
            $frequency == \Magento\Cron\Model\Config\Source\Frequency::CRON_WEEKLY ? '1' : '*',
        ];

        $cronExprString = join(' ', $cronExprArray);

        try {
            $this->_configValueFactory->create()->load(
                self::CRON_STRING_PATH,
                'path'
            )->setValue(
                $cronExprString
            )->setPath(
                self::CRON_STRING_PATH
            )->save();
            $this->_configValueFactory->create()->load(
                self::CRON_MODEL_PATH,
                'path'
            )->setValue(
                $this->_runModelPath
            )->setPath(
                self::CRON_MODEL_PATH
            )->save();
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            throw new \Exception(__('Some Thing Want Wrong'));
        }
        return parent::afterSave();
    }
}
```

#### Step 3: Create Crontab xml
Create Crontab xml in file **crontab.xml** in **app/code/Dolphin/InvoiceEmail/etc** folder with the following code.

```
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:module:Magento_Cron:etc/crontab.xsd">
    <group id="default">
        <job instance="Dolphin\InvoiceEmail\Cron\UpdateStock" method="execute" name="cron_name">
            <config_path>crontab/default/jobs/cron_name/schedule/cron_expr</config_path>
        </job>
    </group>
</config>
```

- **group id** is your cron group name. You can run only cron for single group at a time.
- **job instance** is a class to be instantiated (classpath (Dolphin\\InvoiceEmail\\Cron\\UpdateStock)).
- **job method** is the method in job instance to call.
- **job name** is Unique ID for this cron job.
- **schedule** is the schedule in cron format.

#### Step 4: Create Cron Class
Create UpdateStock Class in file **UpdateStock.php** in **app/code/Dolphin/InvoiceEmail/Cron** folder with the following code.

```
<?php

namespace Dolphin\InvoiceEmail\Cron;

class UpdateStock
{
    public function execute()
    {

// add your code
    }
}
```

Now execute the below command and go to the system configuration page:

```
[dt_highlight color="" text_color="" bg_color=""]php bin/magento c:c[/dt_highlight]
```

**Result:**

After you implement the above code, check output in the admin panel of Magento 2. The Cron Frequency and Start Time fields will be displayed in the system configuration.

![AI Integration in Magento: Benefits, Use Cases and Business Impact](https://dolphinwebsolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Configuration-Settings-Cron-1.png)

I Hope, This instruction will be helpful for you.

If you have any difficulties regarding this blog, do consider them posting in the Comments section below!

I’m here to help.

**Thank you!**


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