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title: Activate the Exceptions Monitoring Scheduler
description: Activate the Exception Monitoring Scheduler to run the exception engine on a regular schedule to identify invoice exceptions.
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release: australia
product: Accounts Payable Operations
classification: accounts-payable-operations
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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keywords: [APO, Accounts Payable Operations, invoice exception, APO admin, exception engine, Exceptions Monitoring Scheduler]
breadcrumb: [Invoice exceptions, Using Accounts Payable Invoice Processing, Use, Accounts Payable Operations, Finance and Supply Chain]
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# Activate the Exceptions Monitoring Scheduler

Activate the **Exception Monitoring Scheduler** to run the exception engine on a regular schedule to identify invoice exceptions.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

The default automatically runs every 5 minutes after you activate it.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Definition** > **Scheduled Jobs**.

2.  Search for and select the **Exception Monitoring Scheduler** to open it.

3.  Select **Active** check box.

    You will notice the**Repeat interval** set to five minutes.

4.  Select **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Invoice exceptions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/accounts-payable-operations/work-with-invoice-exceptions.md)