GROUP

Group name for the rule.

USERID

User name. Default is the current user.

JOBNAME^P

Name of the job.

STEPNAME(S)

Job step names. A maximum of two job steps can be specified.

REMARK^P

Invocation remarks.

RULE^P

Rule name.

CATEGORY^P

Site-defined category name (for example, DAILY, MONTHLY).

DATE FROM/TO

Earliest and latest activity date. Date criteria are matched against the following dates:

• ODATE (Original scheduling date).
• Invocation start date.

Dates can be specified as follows:

• mmddyy or ddmmyy format, depending on the site standard.
• –n, where n is the number of preceding days (any value from 0 through 365). Example: –3 means three days ago.

A FROM date expressed without a TO date implies that the FROM and TO date are the same.

The Rule Activity entry panel retains the value specified in this field when exiting and reentering the entry panel or Rule Activity Display screen.

Example:

DATE FROM –2 TO 0

If today is Thursday, invocations are included from Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. If today is Friday, invocations are included from Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

TIME FROM/TO

Earliest and latest rule processing time of day. Time format is hhmm. Time criteria are matched against:

• Rule invocation start time
• Rule invocation end time

If TIME FROM is "later" than TIME TO, time is calculated from the FROM time until midnight and from midnight until the TO time (for example, from 1000 to 0800 means anytime except between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.).