Enable Scheduled Automation Without Disabling Temporary-Access Enforcement

QCFUM Pro+ administrators can enable or disable commercial Scheduled Automation without turning off the security requirement to expire time-limited accounts. In 2.0.4, temporary-access enforcement is deliberately executed even when commercial automation is unavailable or switched off.

This is why the Joomla task can remain published while QCFUM reports that commercial Scheduled Automation is disabled.

Enable Commercial Scheduled Automation

  1. Open QCFUM Administrator → Settings → Scheduled Automation.
  2. On Pro, Max, or All Access, enable the Scheduled Automation task.
  3. Configure only the commercial jobs you need, such as nudges, email retry, cleanup, reminders, or summaries.
  4. Save Scheduled Automation.
  5. Confirm the native “QC Frontend User Manager Scheduled Automation” task is published and running in Joomla Scheduled Tasks.

Disabling Commercial Automation Does Not Disable Existing Temporary Access

When saving the automation switch off, QCFUM checks for active created-user records that still have access_expires_at. If any exist, syncJoomlaScheduledTask(false) keeps the native task published so expiration enforcement can continue.

Each Task Run Enforces Security First

runScheduledAutomation() calls processExpiredTemporaryAccess() before checking Pro entitlement or automation_task_enabled. If commercial work is unavailable/disabled, the run returns a skipped-commercial message only after temporary-access enforcement has run.

New Temporary Access Can Reactivate the Task

When QCFUM creates an account with temporary access, the creation path synchronizes the Joomla task so the expiration obligation is not left without a runner. Once no active temporary-access rows remain and commercial automation is off, a later sync can unpublish the task.

Basic Downgrade Preserves Settings

On Basic, saving commercial Scheduled Automation is refused and existing automation settings are preserved. QCFUM still synchronizes the native task for any pending temporary-access security need. Commercial nudges, queue processing, cleanup, reminders, and summaries remain unavailable until Pro+ returns and the main automation switch is enabled.

Community Discussion

Want to compare Joomla user-management workflows, share practical QCFUM tips, or discuss how other administrators use this feature? Visit the QC Frontend User Manager Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific entitlement problems, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.