Schedule Backup Mission to the Active Missions File

A backup mission must be placed in the Active Missions file to execute. The mechanism used to place a copy of the backup mission definitions in the Active Missions file is the New Day procedure (CTDNDAY).

The New Day procedure calls a special scheduling program that runs independently of the Control-D monitor, which is a started task – STC. The program can run at any time, even if the Control-D monitor is not active.

The scheduling program scans your backup mission library and analyzes which backup missions should be scheduled to the Active Missions file, depending on the Basic Scheduling parameters you have defined. You can also specify special parameters to the list of missions to be scheduled that can override any specified scheduling criteria. For example, parameter FORCE ignores Basic Scheduling parameters and always places the backup mission in the Active Missions file.