Module config.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <CompanyName_AutomatedImport>
            <version>0.23</version>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>local</codePool>
        </CompanyName_AutomatedImport>
    </modules>
    <adminhtml>
        <layout>
            <updates>
                <companyname_automatedimport>
                    <file>CompanyName_AutomatedImport.xml</file>
                </companyname_automatedimport>
            </updates>
        </layout>
    </adminhtml>
    <global>
        <helpers>
            <companyname_automatedimport>
                <class>CompanyName_AutomatedImport_Helper</class>
            </companyname_automatedimport>
        </helpers>
        <events>
            <customer_register_success>
                <observers>
                    <companyname_automatedimport>
                        <class>companyname_automatedimport/observer</class>
                        <method>customerCreateAfter</method>
                    </companyname_automatedimport>
                </observers>
            </customer_register_success>
        </events>
        <fieldsets>
            <customer_account>
                <sap_bp_id><create>1</create><update>1</update></sap_bp_id>
            </customer_account>
        </fieldsets>
        <models>
            <companyname_automatedimport>
                <class>CompanyName_AutomatedImport_Model</class>
            </companyname_automatedimport>
        </models>
        <resources>
            <companyname_automatedimport_setup>
                <setup>
                    <module>CompanyName_AutomatedImport</module>
                    <class>CompanyName_AutomatedImport_Model_Entity_Setup</class>
                </setup>
                <connection>
                    <use>core_setup</use>
                </connection>
            </companyname_automatedimport_setup>
        </resources>
    </global>
    <crontab>
        <jobs>
            <companyname_automatedimport>
                <schedule>
                    <!-- Set the cron_expr as '0 * * * *' to run the process every hour -->
                    <!-- Or set it as '*/3 * * * *' run every 3 minutes -->
                    <cron_expr>*/5 * * * *</cron_expr>
                </schedule>
                <run>
                    <model>CompanyName_AutomatedImport/Observer::automatedImportProcess</model>
                </run>
            </companyname_automatedimport>
        </jobs>
    </crontab>
</config>