General Information for TIME ZONE

The TIME ZONE parameter appears in the Job Scheduling Definition screen (Screen 2) and the Active Environment Zoom screen (Screen 3.z).

The TIME ZONE parameter uses three characters to define a time zone by reference to Greenwich Mean Time (UTC). This enables automatic adjustment of the times specified in some fields of the Job Scheduling Definition screen to the corresponding times in a time zone other than that in which the system is operating. The fields that are automatically adjusted are the following:

• FROM TIME+DAYS
• UNTIL TIME+DAYS
• DUE OUT TIME+DAYS
• SHOUT WHEN TIME+DAYS

If you set the TIME ZONE parameter appropriately, Control-M calculates the corresponding times automatically, and the job runs only during the hours you require.

The three-character values used in the TIME ZONE parameter are defined in the TIMEZONE member in the IOA PARM library. A sample TIMEZONE member is provided, but you can edit the values as needed. For example, you can use "EST" or "NYC" instead of "G-5", which is the default value for US Eastern Standard Time.

Note: Daylight Saving Time is defined differently in different time zones. For more information on Daylight Savings Time, see the Control-M chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.