You can invoke the scheduling program under a variety of environments. Below is a list of the possible invocation environments and a description of how they work.
All users will use this method for ad hoc scheduling or testing. You simply specify, using online options ORDER or FORCE, which Backup Missions you want to place in the Active Missions file.
You can run the scheduling program as a batch job, using procedure CTDBKDAY. The batch job will analyze the Basic Scheduling parameters of the specified backup missions, and schedule the relevant missions to the Active Missions file.
During the run of the New Day procedure CTDNDAY, as explained in the Control-D and Control-V chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide, one of its phases is an execution of the scheduling program. During this phase the procedure will analyze a supplied list of backup missions to determine which ones should be scheduled to the Active Missions file.
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