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General Information for DATES

The job is scheduled for execution only on the dates specified in the DATES parameter.

The DATES parameter cannot be used with the PDS, MINIMUM, DAYS, and DCAL parameters.

If values are set for both the MONTHS parameter and the DATES parameter, the MONTHS parameter setting is ignored.

To specify more than 12 dates for one job, define the dates in a calendar (instead of using this parameter) and specify the calendar in the DCAL (or WCAL) subparameter.

As an alternative to using calendars for specifying more than twelve dates in jobs belonging to a group, up to twelve dates can be specified in a Schedule RBC definition in the SMART Table Entity, and multiple rule-based calendars of this type can be defined. These can then be specified in the jobs.

The relationship between DATES and WDAYS and WCAL is OR. If the job is to be scheduled according to the DATES parameter or according to the WDAYS and WCAL combination, it is scheduled.

Note: A DATES parameter specifying the 29th of February schedules jobs during leap years only.

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DATES: Basic Scheduling Parameter