Valid Formats for DAYS

Valid formats for the DAYS parameter, and how they relate to DCAL, are described in the following paragraphs.

In the following non-periodic scheduling formats:

• n is an integer from 1 through 31.
• Multiple values can be specified (separated by commas) in any order.
• A calendar name specified for DCAL must not designate a periodic calendar.

  Table 173 Non-Periodic Scheduling Formats

  Parameter	Description
  ALL	All days of the month. If ALL is specified, other DAYS values cannot be specified with it. If a DCAL calendar is not defined, schedule the job on all days in the month. If a DCAL calendar is defined, schedule the job only on the working days indicated in the calendar.
  n,…	Specific days of the month. If a DCAL calendar is not defined, schedule the job on the specified days. If a DCAL calendar is defined, schedule the job only when a day is defined as a working day in both the DAYS parameter and the DCAL calendar.
  +n,...	Days of the month in addition to the working days specified in the DCAL calendar. DCAL is mandatory. If, besides +n, other scheduling criteria are specified, these other criteria limit the scheduled days to the intersection of the other criteria with the DCAL calendar. For example, specifying DAYS=+1,5 means schedule the job on the first day of the month, whether or not it is a scheduled day on the DCAL calendar, and on the 5th day of the month, but only if it is a scheduled day on the DCAL calendar. No other days are scheduled.
  –n,...	Order the job on all days except the nth day from the beginning of the month. DCAL is mandatory.
  >n,...	Order the job on the indicated day if it is a working day in the DCAL calendar; otherwise, order the job on the next working day that is not negated by a –n value in this parameter. This format is frequently used for holiday handling. DCAL is mandatory.
  <n,...	Order the job on the indicated day if it is a working day in the DCAL calendar; otherwise, order the job on the last previous working day of the month that is not negated by a –n value in this parameter. This format is frequently used for holiday handling. DCAL is mandatory.
  Dn,...	Order the job on the nth working day from the beginning of the month. DCAL is mandatory.
  –Dn,...	Order the job on all working days except the nth working day from the beginning of the month. DCAL is mandatory.
  Ln,...	Order the job on the nth day (or nth working day if DCAL is defined) counting backward from the end of the month. DCAL is optional.
  –Ln,...	If DCAL is defined, order the job on all working days except the nth working day counting backward from the end of the month. If DCAL is not defined, order the job on all days except the nth day counting backward from the end of the month. DCAL is optional.

In the following periodic scheduling formats:

• n is any integer from 1 through 63, and i is any valid period identifier.
• An * can be specified as the i value to represent all periods.
• An * can be specified as the n value in format DnPi to represent all days. (* is not a valid n value in formats –DnPi, LnPi and –LnPi.)
• A period can span any number of days, but by default, no more than 33 days can elapse after the appearance of one identifier in a period until the appearance of the next matching identifier in the same period. Once a gap of 33 days has been reached, the period automatically closes. However, the INCONTROL administrator can change the 33-day default by changing the value in member IOADFLT in the IOAENV library.
• The name of a periodic calendar must be specified in DCAL. For details about periodic calendars, see IOA Calendar Facility.

  Table 174 Periodic Scheduling Formats

  Format	Description
  DnPi,...	Order the job on the nth day of period i from the beginning of the period.
  –DnPi,...	Order the job on all days of period i except the nth day of period i from the beginning of the period.
  LnPi,...	Order the job on the nth day of period i counting backward from the last day of the period.
  –LnPi,...	Order the job on all days of period i except the nth day of period i counting backward from the last day of the period.