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Configure the Timer Service

Use Timer Service Configuration Management to manually configure the Timer Service setting. After saving the configurations for the Timer Service settings, they take effect immediately.

To access Timer Service Configuration Management settings, click Timer Service Configuration Management in the System group within the Settings interface.

In the Timer Service Configuration Management interface, configure the following settings:

  1. Site Collection Status Scan Job – Select Enable site collection status scan job to enable this job. The site collection status scan job monitors the inactivity status of site collections. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit.

  2. Site Information Synchronization Job – Select Enable site information synchronization job to enable this job. The site information synchronization job synchronizes the related site information. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit. You can also select an execution schedule to execute the site information synchronization job.

  3. Site Collection Information Synchronization Job – Select Enable site collection information synchronization job to enable this job. The site collection information synchronization job synchronizes the related site collection information. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit. You can also select an execution schedule to execute the site collection information synchronization job.

  4. Deactivated Site Collection Contact Status Scan Job – Select Enable deactivated site collection contact status scan job to enable this job. The site collection contact status scan job monitors the status of site collection contacts. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit.

  5. Deactivated Group/Team/Shared Mailbox/Community Contact Status Scan Job – Select Enable deactivated group/team/shared mailbox/community contact status scan job to enable this job. The group/team/shared mailbox/community contact status scan job monitors the statuses of group/team/shared mailbox/community contacts. Configure the interval by which the job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit.

  6. Recertification Scan Job – Select Enable recertification scan job to enable this job. The recertification scan job checks the recertification profiles to see if it is time to run a recertification process. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit.

  7. Site Collection Content Archival Scan Job – Select Enable site collection content archival scan job to enable this job. This job scans the site collections that have been applied with Archiver profiles. The job checks if there is any site collection content that meets the Archiver rules and needs to be archived. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit.

  8. Group/Team Information Synchronization Job – Select Enable group/team information synchronization job to enable this job. The group/team information synchronization job synchronizes the URL, quota, and size of the sites for storing files of AvePoint Cloud Governance managed Microsoft 365 Groups/Microsoft Teams. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit. You can also select an execution schedule to execute the group/team synchronization job.

    NOTE

    After a team information synchronization job is completed and a team is shown as having already been deleted, all ongoing tasks of the team will be automatically canceled.

  9. User Profile Property Synchronization Job – Select Enable user profile property synchronization job to enable this job. The user profile property synchronization job synchronizes the user profile property changes in Microsoft 365 to User Profile Property metadata values. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Month(s) or Year(s) as the unit.

  10. User Profile Property Metadata – Variable Role Synchronization Job – Select Enable User Profile Property metadata – variable role synchronization job to enable this job. This job is for the User Profile Property metadata that retrieves the user profile property value from a variable role. The synchronization job can update the User Profile Property metadata value if the user serves as the role is changed. Configure the interval by which this job is performed by entering a number with Hour(s), Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s) as the unit.

  11. Click Save to save the configurations and return to the Settings interface, or click Cancel to return to the Settings interface without saving any configurations.

Additional Details for the Scan and Synchronization Jobs

The table below lists additional details for each job:

JobWhich information is synchronized or scanned by the job?Synchronize or scan information from/toWhich task is related to the job? What is the purpose of the job?
Site Collection Status Scan JobLast modified dateFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseAutomatically generated site collection inactivity threshold task
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobUser Profile Property metadataFrom Cloud Governance Database to SharePointUser Profile Property metadata sync function
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup/Team nameFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup/Team IDFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup/Team statusFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup/Team descriptionFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup/Team ownersFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobPreferred data locationFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobOutside sendersFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobPrivacyFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup team site URLFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobSubscribe membersFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobClassificationFrom Microsoft 365 to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the Microsoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobSensitivity label
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup team site quota
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobGroup team site storage usage
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobPlanner link
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobNotebook link
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobHub site
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobCreated time
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobTeam link
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobPhase
Group/Team Information Synchronization JobLast modified date
Site Information Synchronization JobUser Profile Property metadataFrom Cloud Governance Database to SharePointUser Profile Property metadata sync function
Site Information Synchronization JobSite collection URLFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Information Synchronization JobSite titleFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Information Synchronization JobSite descriptionFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Information Synchronization JobSite URLFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Information Synchronization JobSite statusFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Information Synchronization JobLast modified dateFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobUser Profile Property metadataFrom Cloud Governance Database to SharePointUser Profile Property metadata sync function
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSite collection titleFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSite collection URLFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSite collection descriptionFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSite collection statusFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobPrimary site collection administratorFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobAdditional site collection administratorFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobLast modified dateFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSite collection quotaFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSite collection sizeFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSite typeFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobLocationFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobHub siteFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobPhaseFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseEnsure the site information stored in the Cloud Governance Database is up-to-date.
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSensitivity label
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobClassification (only communication site’s classification)
Site Collection Information Synchronization JobSharing capabilities
User Profile Service Synchronization JobUser Profile Property metadata for the following objects:Site collectionSite Microsoft 365 GroupMicrosoft TeamMicrosoft 365 UserFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseWhen you enable Automatically update the stored metadata value if there are user profile property changes in Microsoft 365 in Metadata setting, Cloud Governance will retrieve user properties from SharePoint user profiles. This job ensures the user properties stored in the Cloud Governance Database are up-to-date.
Recertification Scan JobScan site collections, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams to check if it is time to generate recertification tasks.From Cloud Governance Database to Cloud Governance DatabaseSite collection permission recertification task
Recertification Scan JobScan site collections, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams to check if it is time to generate recertification tasks.From Cloud Governance Database to Cloud Governance DatabaseSite collection ownership recertification task
Recertification Scan JobScan site collections, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams to check if it is time to generate recertification tasks.From Cloud Governance Database to Cloud Governance DatabaseSite collection metadata recertification task
Recertification Scan JobScan site collections, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams to check if it is time to generate recertification tasks.From Cloud Governance Database to Cloud Governance DatabaseSite collection conditional recertification task
Recertification Scan JobScan site collections, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams to check if it is time to generate recertification tasks.From Cloud Governance Database to Cloud Governance DatabaseMicrosoft 365 Group/Microsoft Team membership recertification task
Recertification Scan JobScan site collections, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams to check if it is time to generate recertification tasks.From Cloud Governance Database to Cloud Governance DatabaseMicrosoft 365/Microsoft Team permission recertification task
Deactivated Site Collection Contact Status Scan JobSite collection contactFrom Microsoft Entra to Cloud Governance DatabaseAutomatically generated site collection contact election task
Deactivated Group/Team/Community Contact Status Scan JobGroup/Team/Community contactFrom Microsoft Entra to Cloud Governance DatabaseAutomatically generated group/team/community contact election task
Site Collection Content Archival Scan JobScan the site collections that have been applied with Archiver profiles. The job checks if there is any site collection content that meets the Archiver rule and needs to be archived.From Cloud Management to Cloud Governance DatabaseManual archive task
User Profile Property Metadata – Variable Role Synchronization JobUser Profile Property metadata for the following objects: Site collection Microsoft 365 Group Microsoft TeamFrom SharePoint to Cloud Governance DatabaseWhen you enable Automatically update the stored metadata value if the variable role used to define the value is changed in Microsoft 365 in Metadata setting, Cloud Governance will update the user according to the user role change and retrieve user profile property value from SharePoint user profiles. This job ensures the role properties stored in the Cloud Governance Database are up-to-date.

For Cloud Governance managed guest users, the following guest user information will be scanned and synchronized from Microsoft Entra to Cloud Governance Database every 24 hours:

  • Guest user status

  • Invitation status

  • Guest manager

  • Principal name

  • Display name

  • First name

  • Last name

  • Job title

  • Company name

  • Location

  • Related groups or teams