WDAYS: Basic Scheduling Parameter

Days of the week on which the job must be scheduled.

Related parameters are DAYS: Basic Scheduling Parameter, and CONFCAL: Basic Scheduling Parameter.

Figure 328 WDAYS Parameter Format

Optional. The WDAYS parameter specifies days of the week on which jobs must be scheduled, provided other basic scheduling criteria are met.

Values for WDAYS can be specified alone, or they can be specified together with a calendar specified in the WCAL subparameter. WDAYS and WCAL can also be specified together with DAYS and DCAL, which are described under DAYS: Basic Scheduling Parameter.

WDAYS subparameters are described in Table 224.

Table 224 WDAYS Subparameters

Subparameter	Description
WDAYS	Days of each week in the month on which to schedule a job. (The months in which to order jobs are specified in the MONTHS parameter.) Various formats (described later) can be used to specify WDAYS; for example, 2 means the second day of the week, L2 means the day before the last day of the week.
WDAYS	Note: At time of installation, the INCONTROL administrator selects either Sunday or Monday as the "first" day of the week. Your INCONTROL administrator can tell you whether the week begins on Sunday or Monday at your site. The first six days of the week are coded 1 through 6. The last day of the week is coded 0 (zero). All examples in this chapter assume Monday is the first day of the week. In these examples, Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, ..., Saturday = 6, and Sunday = 0.
WCAL	Name of a calendar containing a predefined set of dates, referred to as working days, on which a job is to be scheduled. A specified value must be either a valid member name of 1 through 8 characters, or an * to indicate that the calendar specified in the CONFCAL parameter must be used for scheduling. For more information about how to define, use and modify calendars, see IOA Calendar Facility.
WCAL	Note: A calendar specified in WCAL does not have to exist when defining the WDAYS parameter. However, it must exist when the job is to be ordered.

Assuming all other basic scheduling criteria are met:

When WDAYS are specified without WCAL, the job is scheduled on the specified days of the week.
When WCAL is specified without WDAYS, the job is scheduled on the working days marked in the WCAL calendar.
When WDAYS and WCAL are both specified, scheduling depends on the combination of working days defined in the calendar and the values or format of the WDAYS parameter (described below).
When both DAYS and WDAYS criteria are specified, scheduling depends on the connecting AND/OR value specified. For more information, see subparameter AND/OR in Table 172 in DAYS: Basic Scheduling Parameter.

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Job Production Parameters