# Predefined Backup Plan Schedule Policies

Backup plans include a predefined schedule policy for data backup jobs and a predefined schedule policy for database clients.

The schedule policy names are derived from the backup plan name. For example, the following schedule policies are included with a backup plan named Test:

- Test

- Test schedule policy for the database clients

## RPO Settings

You can modify the schedules by modifying the RPO (recovery point objective) settings for the backup plan:

- Backup frequency: The frequency of backup jobs. By default, an incremental backup job runs everyday at 9:00 AM, according to the time zone of the client.

  Note

  - You can modify the default backup job schedule, or click Add and schedule additional full, differential, and incremental backup jobs.

  - You can delete all backup schedules, including the default incremental backup job.

- Backup window: The days and times when you want incremental and differential backups to run.

- Full backup window: The days and times when you want full backups to run.

Automatic schedules and dynamic priorities are used to achieve your RPO, based on these settings.

## When Incremental Backups Are Converted to Full Backups

By default, each predefined schedule policy consists of an incremental backup schedule and a synthetic full backup schedule. For all database agents, the jobs from the incremental schedule are automatically converted to a full backup job every 7 days.

For SQL agents only, a differential backup job runs everyday and converts to a full backup job every 7 days.

You can modify the full backup frequency in the backup plan.

## Related Topics

- Creating a Backup Plan

- RPO Backups

- Backup Conversion Rules

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