Basic Scheduling Parameters

Basic Scheduling parameters determine on which day a mission is scheduled in (ordered to) the Active Missions file.

The New Day procedure determines whether the mission is a candidate for execution on a specific date. If a mission is a candidate for execution on a specific date, the mission is placed in the Active Missions file.

Each mission in the Active Missions file has an original scheduling date associated with it. This is the date the mission should execute according to the Basic Scheduling parameters. This date is not necessarily the same as the current system date or working date.

Basic Scheduling parameters are defined separately for MIG and MSM migration missions:

STAGE 01 SCHEDULING PARAMETERS specify scheduling criteria for the initial migration (MIG migration) from disk to another media. Only the Active User Reports file is scanned to locate reports that should be migrated by MIG migration.
MIGRATION PATH SCHEDULING PARAMETERS specify scheduling criteria for all subsequent migrations (MSM migration). Only the Migrated User Reports file is scanned to locate reports that should be migrated by MSM migration.

For more information on this topic, see "MIG and MSM Migration Types" and "Scheduling Criteria" in the Control-D and Control-V chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.

Note: Basic Scheduling parameters may be ignored by the Control-V New Day procedure, depending on the mode of operation.

Basic Scheduling parameters are divided into the four groups listed below. Parameters must be selected from only one of the first three groups (A, B or C). Use of the fourth group (D) is optional.

Table 246 Basic Scheduling Parameter Groups

Group	Parameter	Description
A	DAYS	Days of the month to activate the mission.
	WDAYS	Days of the week to activate the mission – Sunday, Monday, and so on.
	MONTHS	Months to activate the mission.
	CONFCAL	Name of a user-defined calendar used for confirming schedule dates.
B	DATES	Specific dates in the year (day and month) to activate the mission.
C	PDS	Name of a partitioned dataset (library) to be checked for minimum free space.
C	MINIMUM	Minimum number of free tracks required for the library defined in parameter PDS.
D	RETRO	Indicator that specifies whether or not the mission should be scheduled for execution after its original scheduling date has passed.
D	MAXWAIT	Maximum number of days a mission should remain available for execution after its original scheduling date has passed.

Each Basic Scheduling parameter is described in this chapter. However, the interrelationships between some of these parameters are described briefly below.

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