---
title: "Schedule a segment in Sitecore CDP"
slug: "schedule-a-segment-in-sitecore-cdp"
abstract: "How to schedule a segment so that it is included in your organization's nightly segment build (Sitecore CDP)."
---
# Schedule a segment in Sitecore CDP

After you [create a segment](https://doc.sitecore.com/cdp/en/users/sitecore-cdp/introduction-to-batch-segmentation/create-and-add-rules-to-a-segment-in-sitecore-cdp.html "Create and add rules to a segment in Sitecore CDP"), you must schedule it to be included in your organization's nightly segment build. You must schedule the segment if you want to [use the segment](https://doc.sitecore.com/cdp/en/users/sitecore-cdp/introduction-to-batch-segmentation/using-segments-within-sitecore-cdp.html "Using segments within Sitecore CDP") within Sitecore CDP. After you schedule a segment, Sitecore CDP continuously processes, evaluates, and interprets new data to determine segment eligibility within 24 hours of an interaction.

Alternatively, if you only created the segment to interrogate your organization's data, you do not need to schedule the segment.

To schedule a segment for your organization's nightly segment build:

- In the segment builder, click **Start**. The [status of the segment](https://doc.sitecore.com/cdp/en/users/sitecore-cdp/introduction-to-batch-segmentation/managing-segment-status-in-sitecore-cdp.html "Managing segment status in Sitecore CDP") changes to *Publishing* before automatically updating to *Scheduled*, if no errors occur.

> [!tip]
> A segment has the status *Publishing* for only a few minutes. The status of the segment changes from *Scheduled* to *Live*, after the segment has finished calculating in your organization's nightly segment build.