From 980584dfe8632c4ad64414abc0f401af4c47a2ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Michael Mainer (from Dev Box)"
 <8527305+MIchaelMainer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:48:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] ci: change gen cron to run every two weeks on the first
 and third Tuesday of each month

---
 .azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
index 0d396af41..e75e8309f 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 trigger: none
 pr: none
 schedules:
-- cron: '0 10 * * TUE'
-  displayName: Tuesday generation (PST 2am, EST 5am, EAT 3pm)
+- cron: '0 10 1-7,15-21 * TUE'
+  displayName: Bi-weekly Tuesday generation (1st and 3rd Tuesday, PST 2am, EST 5am, EAT 3pm)
   branches:
     include:
     - main

From 7efd8fc2a9ed1f6cf82958bb449cb24eaae2f751 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Michael Mainer (from Dev Box)"
 <8527305+MIchaelMainer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:58:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] ci: clarify cron specification

---
 .azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
index e75e8309f..b7ef4378b 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 trigger: none
 pr: none
 schedules:
+
+# Minute: 0 → At the start of the hour.
+# Hour: 10 → 10:00 AM UTC.
+# Day of Month: 1-7,15-21 → On the 1st–7th and 15th–21st.
+# Month: * → Every month.
+# Weekday: TUE → Only on Tuesdays.
 - cron: '0 10 1-7,15-21 * TUE'
   displayName: Bi-weekly Tuesday generation (1st and 3rd Tuesday, PST 2am, EST 5am, EAT 3pm)
   branches:

From 1fefb25789f2b20e0edd6901012abde0776bf7d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Michael Mainer (from Dev Box)"
 <8527305+MIchaelMainer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 14:01:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] ci: clarify cron specification

---
 .azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
index b7ef4378b..c377407b3 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ schedules:
 # Day of Month: 1-7,15-21 → On the 1st–7th and 15th–21st.
 # Month: * → Every month.
 # Weekday: TUE → Only on Tuesdays.
+# This cron will run bi-weekly unless the month has 5 Tuesdays, in which case it will skip the 5th Tuesday (won't be bi-weekly that month).
 - cron: '0 10 1-7,15-21 * TUE'
   displayName: Bi-weekly Tuesday generation (1st and 3rd Tuesday, PST 2am, EST 5am, EAT 3pm)
   branches: