How to run Crons manually?

CRONS:

A command to an operating system or server for a job that is to be executed at a specified time.

What is the purpose of running crons manually ?

If cron is failed to run from the system, we can run it manually. The purpose of running this are:

Attendance sync
Leave balance
Email and Notification triggers

How to run CRONS manually?

1) Open your computer’s web browser and in URL section enter your uKnowva HRMS’s Link lets say abc.uknowva.com and append index.php?option=com_custom&cmd=handlecron so your link will look like https:///abc.uknowva.com/index.php?option=com_custom&cmd=handlecron

2) Press Enter to run crons.

3) Once you press enter , as per unprocessed functions it will take time to load and you will get message on screen as below

You can run crons from specific days back using below url

1) Open your computer’s web browser and in URL section enter your uKnowva HRMS’s Link lets say abc.uknowva.com and append index.php?option=com_custom&cmd=handlecron&run_from_days_back=275 so your link will look like https:///abc.uknowva.com/index.php?option=com_custom&cmd=handlecron&run_from_days_back=275

2) Press Enter to run crons.

Note : Enter number of days before when crons has to run

Run cron for attendance sync in case sync from the biometric machine failed due to any reason then we can use below url to execute crons for all employees.

1) Open your computer’s web browser and in URL section enter your uKnowva HRMS’s Link lets say abc.uknowva.com and append attendancesync.php?run_date=2018-03-24&run_for_all=1 so your link will look like https://abc.uknowva.com/attendancesync.php?run_date=2018-03-24&run_for_all=1

2) Press Enter to run crons.