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You create an Azure function that runs on a schedule for a data update.

Your company has several offices.

You need to schedule this function to run for Office One at 11:45 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, for Office Two at midnight on Sunday, and for Office Three at 10:11 am on weekends.

Please select the time schedules for the three offices.

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A. B. C. D. E. F. G.

Correct Answers: C, E and F

For creating an Azure function that runs on schedule, you need to use a Timer trigger template for the function.

If you use the Azure portal, you can provision a Function App (Number 1) and then add a function by clicking the Functions menu item (Number 2)

The portal opens the “Add function” panel (Number 3), where you can select the “Timer trigger” template (Number 4), provide a name for the New Function (Number 5), and a Schedule expression in NCRONTAB notation (Number 6).

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The NCRONTAB notation is similar to CRON but has a six field expression instead of five.

The additional field is the second field in front of the expression: {second} {minute} {hour} {day} {month} {day-of-week}

Option C is correct because the NCRONTAB statement “0 0 0 * * 0” means to run Azure Function at 00:00 (12 am or midnight) on Sunday (the last 0 is Sunday).

Option E is correct because the NCRONTAB statement “0 11 10 * * 6,0” means to run Azure Function at 10:11 (10:11 am) on the weekends (6 is Saturday and 0 is Sunday).

Option F is correct because the NCRONTAB statement “0 45 23 * * 2-3” means to run Azure Function at 23:45 (11:45 pm) on Tuesday and Wednesday (2 is Tuesday and 3 is Wednesday).

Option A is incorrect because the NCRONTAB statement “0 45 11 * * 2-3” means to run Azure Function at 11:45 (11:45 am) on Tuesday and Wednesday (2 is Tuesday and 3 is Wednesday).

Option B is incorrect because the NCRONTAB statement “0 0 0 * * 6,0” means to run Azure Function at 00:00 (12 am or midnight) on the weekends (6 is Saturday and 0 is Sunday).

Option D is incorrect because the NCRONTAB statement “0 0 0 * * 1-5” means to run Azure Function at 00:00 (12 am or midnight) on weekdays (from Monday (1) till Friday (5)).

Option G is incorrect because the NCRONTAB statement “0 10 11 * * 6,0” means to run Azure Function at 11:10 (11:10 am) on the weekends (6 is Saturday and 0 is Sunday).

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The schedules for the three offices are:

  • Office One: 11:45 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Office Two: midnight on Sunday
  • Office Three: 10:11 am on weekends

Let's break down each schedule and find the corresponding cron expression:

  • For Office One:

    • Run at 11:45 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday
    • The cron expression for this schedule is 0 45 23 * * 2-3
      • Explanation: This translates to "run at minute 0, hour 23 (11 PM), on days 2 and 3 (Tuesday and Wednesday) of any month"

  • For Office Two:

    • Run at midnight on Sunday
    • The cron expression for this schedule is 0 0 0 * * 0
      • Explanation: This translates to "run at minute 0, hour 0 (midnight), on day 0 (Sunday) of any month"

  • For Office Three:

    • Run at 10:11 am on weekends
    • The cron expression for this schedule is 0 11 10 * * 6,0
      • Explanation: This translates to "run at minute 0, hour 10 (10 AM), on days 6 and 0 (Saturday and Sunday) of any month"

Therefore, the correct answers are:

F. 0 45 23 * * 2-3 for Office One C. 0 0 0 * * 0 for Office Two E. 0 11 10 * * 6,0 for Office Three

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