Unicenter CA-Scheduler Job Management for VSE User Guide

3.2 Defining Optional Schedule Records
The preceding panel shows different values defined for two fields. How does
this relate to the criteria statement SCD DBUPDATE OR DAILY?
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On days when DBUPDATE runs, the backup schedule can begin any time
after 2200 (10 p.m.) and should take no more than one hour to run.
On other days, you might run fewer backup jobs, so the schedule can start
later (no earlier than 11 p.m.) and should only take 30 minutes.
Before you actually create this reason code record, examine all five fields on
this panel.
AVG TIME allows you to give simulation more precise average processing
times for this schedule. The fields here correspond to different reasons why the
schedule is selected. If you do not specify AVG TIME for the reason why the
schedule was selected, simulation uses AVERAGE TIME on the schedule base
record. If that field is also blank, simulation uses the actual average processing
time for this schedule derived from historical data.
EARLY TIME allows you to specify different start times for each reason a
schedule is selected. If you leave these fields blank, Unicenter CA-Scheduler
uses the value on the schedule base record every time the schedule is selected.
These values override EARLIEST START TIME on the schedule base record.
MUST TIMEs tell Unicenter CA-Scheduler to issue late messages at different
times for each reason schedules are selected. Suppose the backup schedule was
selected today for the second reason: DAILY. Then Unicenter CA-Scheduler
will issue a late message if the backup schedule has not started by the time
specified in the second MUST TIME field. These values override MUST
START BY TIME on the schedule base record.
DEADLINE TIMEs tell Unicenter CA-Scheduler to issue late messages if this
schedule is not finished by the deadline specified. Specify values here if you
want to define different deadlines for each reason the schedule was selected.
These values override the COMPLETION DEADLINE TIME you may have
specified on the schedule base record.
MAXIMUM TIMEs set limits on how long a schedule should run. If schedules
take longer, Unicenter CA-Scheduler will issue a late message. Specify values
here if you want to define different durations for each reason the schedule was
selected. These values override the MAXIMUM EXECUTION TIME specified
on the schedule base record.
Now that you are familiar with these fields, finish creating the reason code
record. After you have finished filling fields on the panel, press Enter.
Unicenter CA-Scheduler immediately sends this information to the database
and confirms this with the message:
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