Scheduling an Automated System to Operate on Shabbat
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Question
Hello, In the company where I work (programming), a decision was made to transfer a large amount of data between two systems. The automatic data transfer is scheduled for Shabbat. (There is no activity in the company on Shabbat) Is it permissible to schedule the system to operate on Shabbat? (By the way, the data belongs to clients in Switzerland) Thank you very much in advance.
Answer
Hello
There is no prohibition in this.
Since the human action is completed before Shabbat, and the system operates on its own on Shabbat.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 252, סעיף 1
It is permissible to begin a task on Friday close to nightfall, even if it cannot be completed before Shabbat and it completes itself on Shabbat.