General Information for DEFINITION ACTIVE

FROM and UNTIL dates together define a time frame for ordering the job. Unless forced, a job can only be ordered during the specified time frame. However, if the job is forced, the FROM and UNTIL parameters are ignored.

• If you specify both the FROM and UNTIL subparameters for a particular job, the job can only be ordered on or later than the date specified in the FROM subparameter, and on or earlier than the date specified in the UNTIL subparameter. There are two possibilities:

  1. The date specified in the FROM subparameter is earlier than that specified in the UNTIL subparameter.

  For example,

  DEFINITION ACTIVE FROM   091002 UNTIL   011102

  The job can only be ordered on or between October 9, 2002 and November 1, 2002.

  2. The date specified in the FROM subparameter is later than that specified in the UNTIL subparameter.

  For example,

  DEFINITION ACTIVE FROM   090502 UNTIL   010402

  The job can only be ordered on or after May 9, 2002, or before or on April 1, 2002, but not between those dates.

• If you specify the FROM subparameter, but not the UNTIL subparameter, the job cannot be ordered before the date specified, but can be ordered on or at any time later than that date.

  For example,

  DEFINITION ACTIVE FROM   091002 UNTIL  

  The job can only be ordered on or after October 9, 2002.

• If you do not specify the FROM subparameter, but specify the UNTIL subparameter, the job can be ordered on or at any time earlier than the date specified, but not later than that date.

  For example,

  DEFINITION ACTIVE FROM             UNTIL   011102

  The job can only be ordered on or before November 1, 2002.

• If you do not specify either the FROM or UNTIL subparameters, there is no restriction on the date when the job can be ordered.

  For example,

  DEFINITION ACTIVE FROM             UNTIL  

  The job can be ordered on any date.