KB14857: How to load and unload a project automatically via Administrative Tasks in MicroStrategy Developer 9.x and later

It is possible to create and set an Administrative Task to load or unload a project the according to environment needs in order to quit the user's access during maintenance from servers or ETL (extraction-transformation-load) process, as shown below:
 

 
Follow the steps below to create the Administrative Task:
 

• Connect to the desired StrategyIntelligence Server.
• Expand the Administration icon.
• Click on Schedule Manager.
• Create two schedules the according to environment needs. For example, if the database maintenance occurs every day at 1:00 A.M. and it finishes at 3:00 A.M., then create one schedule for 1:00 A.M. and another at 3:00 A.M.
• Go to Administration -> Scheduling -> Schedule Administration Tasks.
• Schedule the project unload, as shown below:
  

• Schedule the project load, as shown below:
  

Ensure that the choices were set correctly. To do this, verify the project, action, and schedule.