Creating a Control-M Rule-based Calendar

This procedure describes how to create a Control-M Rule-based calendar, which is a pre-defined calendar that is based on specific scheduling rules.

To create a Control-M Rule-based Calendar:

1. From the Tools domain, in the Planning area, select Calendars.
2. From the Calendar menu, select New > Rule-Based.
3. Do the following:
   • In the Calendar Name field, type the name of the calendar.
   • From the Control-M Server drop-down list, select the Control-M/Server or All. All refers to all Control-M Servers, both distributed and mainframe systems. The calendar name must adhere to the validation criteria of calendar name for both systems.

     NOTES:

     • Distributed System - must not exceed 20 characters.
     • Mainframe - no lower case, must not exceed 8 characters and no white spaces.
   • (Mainframe only) In the Alias field, add a valid calendar name.
4. From the Schedule drop-down list, select one of the scheduling options, as described in Scheduling options.
5. Click More.
6. For each field, type or select the required value, as described in Scheduling parameters.
7. Click OK.

   The Rule-Based calendar is created and appears in the calendar table.

8. If you want to make the calendar available for scheduling, select the calendar and click Check in.

   You can now use the calendar when scheduling a job. For more information, see Job scheduling. For examples, see Rule Based Calendar examples.

9. If the Control-M Server is set to All, under Synchronization State click the button.

   The Synchronization Status table appears which includes the list of Control-M Servers and their synchronization state, as described in Synchronization status parameters.

   The calendar synchronizes in the Definitions database. If your synchronization setting is set to No Synchronization, (see Configuring Control-M/Server synchronization), you can upload the calendar to Control-M/Server by clicking Upload drop-down list, and selecting Upload (to upload calendar to Control-M/Server) or Force Upload (same as Upload, but override changes).