Settings, cron automation and technical code flow

Run Courier cron automation

Process scheduled compliance, provider, BP and daily-report work.

Audience: Courier operations staffPermission: Courier: AdministratorModule v2.0.0
Exact navigationServer scheduler → CRM cron → after_cron_run hook

What this guide covers

Process scheduled compliance, provider, BP and daily-report work. The instructions below follow the supplied module’s controller, form and model rules, including server-side validation and downstream effects.

Exact step-by-step process

  1. Configure the platform’s supported cron command.
  2. Run it on the approved schedule.
  3. Confirm the after_cron_run hook calls Courier automation.
  4. Review sync, compliance and notification results.

Fields, choices and supported possibilities

This action uses the values already stored on the selected source record. Review that record before continuing.

Code-backed validations and workflow rules

  • Do not call private model methods directly from an external cron.
  • Repeated runs use interval and duplicate-prevention controls.

Expected result and verification

  • The source record, status/history and any downstream notification, provider, POD or finance record should agree after the action.

Security, audit and operational checks

  • Use the exact record and least-privilege role before changing any state.
  • Verify the saved record after every action; a browser message alone is not evidence that every downstream step completed.
  • Use protected document and image routes rather than exposing server filesystem paths.
  • Keep customer, driver, provider, financial and credential data within the authorised workflow.
  • For provider, finance, employment, transport and compliance decisions, follow the organisation’s authorised professional process.
Do not bypass the code flowDo not force database values, invent a status, mark a job completed without signed POD evidence, or expose encrypted credentials to make a screen appear successful.