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Maybe Jobs

In some cases, job dependencies created by prerequisite conditions are desired only if the predecessor jobs are scheduled. If the predecessor jobs are not scheduled, ignore the dependencies.

Such dependencies are called Maybe dependencies, and the unscheduled predecessor jobs that are ignored if they are not scheduled are called Maybe jobs. Conditions set by unscheduled Maybe jobs appear in the Manual Conditions file.

The Manual Conditions file and the handling of Maybe jobs are discussed in Selected Implementation Issues.

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Prerequisite Conditions