WDAYS: Basic Scheduling Parameter

Specifies days of the week when the rule is ordered.

For more information, see also DAYS: Basic Scheduling Parameter, and CONFCAL: Basic Scheduling Parameter.

Figure 233 WDAYS Parameter Format

Optional. The WDAYS parameter specifies days of the week when rules should be scheduled, provided other basic scheduling criteria are met.

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

WDAYS subparameters are described in Table 170.

Table 170 WDAYS Subparameters

Subparameter	Description
WDAYS	Days of each week in the month when a mission is scheduled. The months when missions are scheduled are specified in the MONTHS parameter, which is described in MONTHS: Basic Scheduling Parameter. Various formats (described later) can be used to specify WDAYS (for example, 3 means the 3rd day of the week, L2 means the day before the last day of the week).
Note: Start of the week depends on IOA Installation Parameters specifying whether 1 is equivalent to Sunday or to Monday. Contact your INCONTROL administrator for your site standard. All references below assume that 1 is equivalent to Monday, 2 to Tuesday, and so on. The last day of the week is always coded zero (0).
WCAL	Name of a calendar containing a predefined set of dates (referred to as working days) on which a mission should be scheduled. A specified value must be a valid member name of from 1 through 8 characters or an * to indicate that the calendar specified in the CONFCAL parameter should be used for scheduling. For more information about how to define, use and modify calendars, see IOA Calendar Facility ctoug2020.

Subparameter

Description

WDAYS

Days of each week in the month when a mission is scheduled. The months when missions are scheduled are specified in the MONTHS parameter, which is described in MONTHS: Basic Scheduling Parameter.

Various formats (described later) can be used to specify WDAYS (for example, 3 means the 3rd day of the week, L2 means the day before the last day of the week).

Note: Start of the week depends on IOA Installation Parameters specifying whether 1 is equivalent to Sunday or to Monday. Contact your INCONTROL administrator for your site standard. All references below assume that 1 is equivalent to Monday, 2 to Tuesday, and so on. The last day of the week is always coded zero (0).

WCAL

Name of a calendar containing a predefined set of dates (referred to as working days) on which a mission should be scheduled. A specified value must be a valid member name of from 1 through 8 characters or an * to indicate that the calendar specified in the CONFCAL parameter should be used for scheduling. For more information about how to define, use and modify calendars, see IOA Calendar Facility ctoug2020.

A calendar specified in WCAL does not have to exist when defining the rule. However it must exist when the rule is ordered.

Assuming all other basic scheduling criteria are met:

When WDAYS is specified without WCAL, the rule is scheduled on the specified days of the week.
When WCAL is specified without WDAYS, the rule is scheduled on the working days marked in the WCAL calendar.
When WDAYS and WCAL are both specified, scheduling depends on the how the working days defined in the calendar and the values or format of the WDAYS parameter combine. This is described in the following section, "Valid Formats for WDAYS."
When both DAYS and WDAYS criteria are specified, scheduling depends on the connecting AND/OR value. For more information, see General Information.

Parent Topic

Rule Parameters