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Fields of the Calendar Definition Screen

Table 130 Fields of the Calendar Definition Screen

Field

Description

YEAR

Year of the calendar. This value can be modified. When modified, the values indicated for each date in each month (described below) are shifted to the appropriate day of the week.

description

User-supplied, free text description of the calendar. Optional.

month/dates

Each month of the year (01 through 12) of the calendar consists of the following:

  • Separator line. Sunday (or Saturday) is marked "S" (according to the default at your site).
  • Month label (01 through 12).
  • Date label for the day of the month.

Updatable field for defining execution dates. Valid values are:

  • Y (Yes) – Select the job on that date.
  • N (No) or '  ' (Blank) – Do not select the job for execution on that date.
  • + – For a relative calendar, select the closest next "date."
  • - – For a relative calendar, select the closest previous "date."

Note: A relative calendar is a calendar used in a formula to create other calendars. It cannot be specified in a DCAL, WCAL, or CONFCAL field. For details, see the description of the IOABLCAL utility in the INCONTROL for z/OS Utilities Guide.

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Calendar Definition Screen