Condition Name

Name of the Out Condition.

Length:

• 1 through 255 characters.
• z/OS: Not more than 39 characters

Case Sensitive: Yes

Invalid Characters:

• Blanks; single quotation marks; parentheses; "|" (pipe)
• Computers other than z/OS: Single quotation marks

Order Date

The date definitions of the condition.

• Any Date: Any scheduling date. The Condition parameter is satisfied if any prerequisite condition with the same name exists, regardless of its associated date.
• No Date: Condition is not date-dependent. A no date condition must be specified, as it is not date dependent.
• Order Date: Variable that is automatically replaced by the Job’s original scheduling date (that is, the date on which the Job was ordered).
• Previous Order Date: Variable that is automatically replaced by the Job’s previous scheduling date.
• Next Order Date: Variable that is automatically replaced by the Job’s next scheduling date.
• Specific Date: A 4-digit date reference in the mmdd or ddmm format, depending on the site standard.
• Offset: "+" or "-" followed by a number from 0 through 999, indicating the number of days in the future (+), or in the past (-), relative to the actual order date.

Add/Remove the condition

Indicates whether the specified condition is to be added (created) or deleted.

• Add: Adds (creates) the prerequisite condition. Default.
• Remove: Deletes the prerequisite condition