Sylo Scheduler

Advanced job scheduling for Salesforce: cron-based runs, dependency chains, retry logic, and execution visibility. Perfect for scheduling rollup recalculations and batch automation.

Competitive comparison

How Sylo Scheduler compares to native Apex scheduling and other managed scheduling apps.

FeatureSylo SchedulerManaged AlternativeNative Apex
Cron-based schedule definitionsYesFixed-time + cronLimited (Apex Scheduler)
Dependency chains (run order)YesLimitedNo
Retry logic & max retriesYesYesManual
Execution logs & historyYesYesDebug logs
Calendar / next-run visibilityYesYesNo
Integrates with Sylo RollupsYesSeparate productN/A
Same LWC & filter patterns as RollupsYesN/AN/A

Functionality

What's included in Sylo Scheduler and how you use it.

Schedule definitions

  • Cron expressions for flexible timing
  • Named definitions with metadata (Scheduler_Definition__mdt)
  • Active/inactive toggle
  • Max retries and retry behavior

Execution engine

  • Scheduled Apex jobs that respect dependencies
  • Execution logs (Scheduler_Log__c) with duration and status
  • Error capture and retry tracking

Dashboard

  • Calendar or list view of upcoming runs
  • Recent execution history
  • Quick enable/disable and one-off run

Use cases

  • Schedule Sylo Rollups for batch recalculation
  • Run data quality or cleanup jobs on a schedule
  • Chain jobs so downstream runs after upstream completes

Pair Sylo Scheduler with Sylo Rollups for full control over when rollups run.

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