diff --git a/alert-scheduler/__init__.py b/alert-scheduler/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/alert-scheduler/config/runCfg.json b/alert-scheduler/config/runCfg.json
index af3f339..d8fcab4 100644
--- a/alert-scheduler/config/runCfg.json
+++ b/alert-scheduler/config/runCfg.json
@@ -5,43 +5,26 @@
         {
             "jobName": "Print schedule",
             "jobType": "cyclic",
-            "jobFunction": "printScheduler",
+            "jobFunction": "output_schedule",
             "dtTimeDelta": {
                 "minutes": 15
             }
         },
         {
-            "jobName": "Example to show all possible scheduling options...",
-            "jobType": "once",
-            "jobFunction": "foo",
-            "dtTime": {
-                "_comment": "for minutely,hourly,daily,weekly & once jobs....",
-                "second": 0,
-                "minute": 0,
-                "hour": 0,
-                "dayOfWeek": [ 
-                    "Monday",
-                    "Tuesday",
-                    "Wednesday",
-                    "Thursday",
-                    "Friday",
-                    "Saturday",
-                    "Sunday"
-                ]
-            },
+            "jobName": "Output Alerts",
+            "jobType": "cyclic",
+            "jobFunction": "output_alerts",
             "dtTimeDelta": {
-                "_comment": "for cyclic & once jobs, in x minutes....",
-                "minutes": 0
-            },
-            "dtDateTime": {
-                "_comment": "for once jobs, at point in time....",
-                "year": 2022,
-                "month": 1,
-                "day": 1,
-                "hour": 0,
-                "minute": 0
+                "seconds": 5
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "jobName": "Update Alerts",
+            "jobType": "cyclic",
+            "jobFunction": "update_alerts",
+            "dtTimeDelta": {
+                "minutes": 1
             }
-                        
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/alert-scheduler/src/__init__.py b/alert-scheduler/src/__init__.py
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diff --git a/alert-scheduler/src/globals.py b/alert-scheduler/src/globals.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ab4c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alert-scheduler/src/globals.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alerts = []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alert-scheduler/src/output_alerts.py b/alert-scheduler/src/output_alerts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e2a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alert-scheduler/src/output_alerts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+from globals import alerts
+
+class outputAlerts:
+
+    alert_index = 0
+    alerts = []
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.alert_index = 0
+        self._get_alerts()
+
+    def print_next(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _get_alerts(self):
+        self.alerts = alerts.copy()
+
diff --git a/alert-scheduler/src/update_alerts.py b/alert-scheduler/src/update_alerts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf29ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alert-scheduler/src/update_alerts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from globals import alerts
+
+class updateAlerts:
+
+    alerts = []
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:        
+        self._get_alerts()
+
+    def update(self):
+        pass
+    
+    def _get_alerts(self):
+        self.alerts = alerts.copy()
diff --git a/alert-scheduler/src/watchdog.py b/alert-scheduler/src/watchdog.py
index 07d4b59..0fd6444 100644
--- a/alert-scheduler/src/watchdog.py
+++ b/alert-scheduler/src/watchdog.py
@@ -5,11 +5,23 @@ import json
 import os.path
 import time
 
-def foo():
-    # print("\nJust chilling...\n")
-    return
+from output_alerts import outputAlerts
+from update_alerts import updateAlerts
 
-def printScheduler():
+printer = outputAlerts()
+updater = updateAlerts()
+
+def output_alerts():
+    print("Output-Alerts...")
+    printer.print_next()
+    pass
+
+def update_alerts():
+    print("Update-Alerts...")
+    updater.update()
+    pass
+
+def output_schedule():
     date = dt.datetime.now()
     print(str(date)+": The currently available jobs are:\n")
     print(schedule)
@@ -26,15 +38,18 @@ def addParameter(name, object, dict):
 
 def addDtTimeDeltaJob(job, schedule: Scheduler, function, once):
     dtTimeDelta = job['dtTimeDelta']
-    if 'minutes' in dtTimeDelta:
+    if 'minutes' or 'seconds' in dtTimeDelta:
         parameters = {}
-        addParameter('minutes', dtTimeDelta, parameters)
+        if 'minutes' in dtTimeDelta:
+            addParameter('minutes', dtTimeDelta, parameters)
+        if 'seconds' in dtTimeDelta:
+            addParameter('seconds', dtTimeDelta, parameters)
         if once:
             schedule.once(dt.timedelta(**parameters), function)
         else:
             schedule.cyclic(dt.timedelta(**parameters), function)
     else:
-        print("ERROR: missing minutes in job: ", job['jobName'])
+        print("ERROR: missing time delta in job: ", job['jobName'])
     return
 
 def scheduleDayOfWeek(day, daylist, schedule, function, parameters, once):
@@ -168,7 +183,6 @@ def addJobs(schedule: Scheduler):
 # schedule = Scheduler(n_threads=0)
 schedule = Scheduler()
 addJobs(schedule)
-printScheduler()
 
 while True:
     start_time = time.perf_counter()