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title: "Step 2. Specify Schedule Name and Description"
description: "At the Schedule Name step of the wizard, enter a name for the new schedule and provide a description for future reference. The maximum length of the schedule name is 128 characters; the following characters are not supported: * : / \\ ? \" < > | ."
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# Step 2. Specify Schedule Name and Description

At the **Schedule Name** step of the wizard, enter a name for the new schedule and provide a description for future reference. The maximum length of the schedule name is 128 characters; the following characters are not supported: * : / \\ ? " < > | .

[![Configuring Test Scheduling](images/test_scheduling_name.png "Configuring Test Scheduling")](images/test_scheduling_name.png){.toggle scale=55}