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# Schedule downloads

This section discusses scheduling downloads from the download library in VHQ.

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**Use this when** you need to schedule a package download to one or more devices.
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## Schedule a download

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### Select the package

In the *Download library* screen, select the package you want to download.

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From this same screen, you can create a *Reference set* by selecting packages — select the package and click the icon next to **Schedule**.
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### Click Schedule

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### Select devices and configure the job

On the *Scheduled Downloads* screen, search for the devices to schedule the package to.

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On the **Schedule** tab, the selected package is listed in the **Selected Packages** pane. Enter a **Job Name** and **Tags** — a default job name is provided, but you can edit it.
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### Set the schedule

The *Select Schedule* pane lists the schedule for the package download and its components (applications and their parameters).
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## Guidelines

* Selecting **Package Already Assigned** disables the Selected Packages pane and offers two options:
  * **Software and Parameters**: downloads both the software and parameters of the package.
  * **Only Parameters**: lets you choose between downloading all parameters or only those changed since the last sync.

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<summary>Keywords</summary>

Also called: schedule download, download job. Search terms: selected packages, package already assigned, select schedule.

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