WDAYS: Basic Scheduling Parameter

Specifies days of the week on which the rule is scheduled.

See also DAYS and CONFCAL.

Figure 203 WDAYS Parameter Format

Optional. The WDAYS parameter specifies days of the week on which rules are scheduled, provided other 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/WCAL can also be specified together with DAYS/DCAL (described under DAYS in this chapter of the guide).

The WDAYS subparameters are described below:

Table 173 WDAYS Subparameters

Subparameter	Description
WDAYS	Days of each week in the month on which to schedule a rule. The months in which to schedule rules are specified in the MONTHS parameter, described in this chapter. 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. Notes: During installation, either Sunday or Monday is selected 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. When defining a new RULE the value of WDAYS is automatically set to ALL.
WDAYS
WCAL	Name of a calendar containing a predefined set of dates (referred to as working days) on which a rule is scheduled. A specified name must be a valid member name of 1 through 8 characters. For more information on how to define, use and modify calendars, see IOA Calendar Facility. Note: A calendar specified in WCAL does not have to exist when defining the rule parameters. Its existence is checked by the New Day procedure, so it must exist when the rule is scheduled.
WCAL

Assuming all other basic scheduling criteria are met:

When WDAYS are 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 and format of the WDAYS parameter combine (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 the DAYS parameter.)

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Rule Parameters