12.3.17 Schedule Rule dialog box

(1) Items displayed in common

The following figure shows the items displayed in common.

Figure 12‒38: Items displayed in common in the Schedule Rule dialog box

The following explains the items displayed in common.

Rule number

Specify a rule number of 1 to 144. You cannot set already used numbers. The default is the smallest number not used.

Rule number to link

For a nested jobnet, specify a rule number for the upper-level jobnet to link the schedule rule. The default is the same value as the Rule number above.

You cannot specify this item for a root jobnet.

Repeat button

Click this button to define schedule rules that start a jobnet at regular intervals. When you click the Repeat button, the Schedule Rule Repetition Settings dialog box appears. For details, see 12.3.18 Schedule Rule Repetition Settings dialog box.

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(2) Basic page

The Basic page sets the type of the start date, start time, and a processing cycle.

The following figure shows the Basic page in the Schedule Rule dialog box.

Figure 12‒39: Basic page in the Schedule Rule dialog box

The following explains the displayed items.

Type

Select the type of the jobnet start date from the dropdown list.

You can specify one of the following types. The default is Registered day.

• Registered day

  Sets the day of jobnet registration for the start date.

  When you select Registered day, you do not need to specify the start year, month, and day.

• Absolute day

  When you select this option, specify an actual date (each month begins from 1) as the execution start date.

• Relative day

  When you select this option, specify the desired number of days from the base day specified in the Define Details - [Job Group] dialog box or Define Details - [Planning Group] dialog box as the execution start date.

• Open day

  When you select this option, specify the desired number of open days from the base day specified in the Define Details - [Job Group] dialog box or Define Details - [Planning Group] dialog box as the execution start date.

• Closed day

  When you select this option, specify the desired number of closed days from the base day specified in the Define Details - [Job Group] dialog box or Define Details - [Planning Group] dialog box as the execution start date.

What you selected in Type determines the displayed items you can specify and what you can set for those items. The following table lists what you can set for the displayed items according to the selected type, as well as their settings.

Table 12‒13: Types and settings for the displayed items

No.	Type	Start year month	Start day	Start time	Processing cycle	Substitute schedule of closed day job
1	Registered day	--	--	Relative Absolute	Day Week Month Year	Do not execute Execute on previous open day Execute on next open day Execute without shift
2	Absolute day	Year Month	Date End of month Day of the week	Relative Absolute	Day Week Month Year	Do not execute Execute on previous open day Execute on next open day Execute without shift
3	Relative day	Year Month	Date End of month Day of the week	Relative Absolute	Day Week Month Year	Do not execute Execute on previous open day Execute on next open day Execute without shift
4	Open day	Year Month	Date End of month	Relative Absolute	Open day Month Year	--
5	Closed day	Year Month	Date End of month	Relative Absolute	Closed day Month Year	Do not execute Execute on previous open day Execute on next open day Execute without shift

Start year and month

Specify an execution start year and month. You can set 1994 to 2036 as the year, and 1 to 12 as the month. The default is a blank.

You can omit year. If you omit year, you can also omit month. The default is the year and month registered for execution.

Start day

Select how to specify the execution start date from the dropdown list. The default is Specify day. The following gives how to set the base date:

• Specify day

  Specify an absolute date as the execution start date.

• Specify end of month

  Specify the execution start date relative to the month end.

• Specify day of the week

  Lets you set a day of the week.

  If you specify an asterisk (*), the system assumes the execution start date to be the next day of the week after the date when the jobnet was registered for execution and the date when the ajsschedule command was executed. If you specify either year or month for Start year and month and specify an asterisk (*) for Specify day of the week, the system assumes the first week when you register anything for execution and when you execute the ajsschedule command.

The method for setting the execution start date depends on the selection in Type. The following table covers how to set the execution start date according to the selection in Type.

Table 12‒14: How to set the execution start date according to the selection in Type

Type	Method	Format	Specifiable value	Default
Absolute day	Specify day	d th day	When you omit a year and month 1 to 31 When you omit only a year February: 1st to 29th day Other months: Number of days specifiable for an appropriate month When you specify a year and month Number of days specifiable for the appropriate year and month	Blank
	Specify end of month	d days before last day	Absolute date minus 1 The default is 0.	Blank
Relative day	Specify day	d th day	1 to 35	Blank
	Specify end of month	d days before last day	0 to 34 The default is 0.	Blank
Absolute day Relative day	Specify day of the week	n th w day	n: * (asterisk), 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, final w: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun	n: * (Asterisk) w: Mon
Open day	Specify day	d th open day	1 to 35	Blank
	Specify end of month	d open days before last day	0 to 34 The default is 0.	Blank
Closed day	Specify day	d th closed day	1 to 35	Blank
	Specify end of month	d closed days before last day	0 to 34 The default is 0.	Blank

Legend:

d: Numeric

n: Symbol and character

w: Day of the week

Start time

Sets the execution start time. Select Absolute time or Relative time. The default is Relative time. For details, see 3.3.2(1)(a) Setting the execution start time in the manual JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview. Then, set hours and minutes. You can set 0 to 47 hours, and 0 to 59 minutes. The default is 0 hours 0 minutes as the relative time.

Processing cycle

Sets a processing cycle. To set a processing cycle, select Execution in cycle and then set a cycle as follows. The default is a blank and day. For details, see 3.3.2(1)(b) Processing cycle in the manual JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview.

You can specify the following units and values.

Open days, days or closed days: 1 to 31

Weeks: 1 to 5

Months: 1 to 12

Years: 1 to 9

Substitute schedule of closed day job

Set how to substitute the schedule of a closed day job. The default is Do not execute for a root jobnet, and Execute without shift for a nested jobnet. For details, see 3.3.2(1)(c) Substitute schedule of closed day job in the manual JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview.

You can use the following methods for substitution.

• Do not execute

  Does not execute the jobnet on a closed day.

• Execute on previous open day

  Shifts jobnet execution to the previous open day.

• Execute on next open day

  Shifts jobnet execution to the next open day.

• Execute without shift

  Executes the jobnet on a closed day.

If you specify Execute on previous open day or Execute on next open day, you can set the maximum number of shift days. We recommend that you specify the maximum number of shift days so that they are fewer than the number of days in the processing cycle. You can set 1 to 31. The default is 2.

Start condition

With start conditions defined for a jobnet, select whether to use those conditions to execute the jobnet. The default is Do not use.

Selecting the nested jobnet to display the Schedule Rule dialog box will result in inactive display.

• Use if defined

  Select this if you use the start conditions. If you select Use if defined, you can specify Valid range of start condition.

• Do not use

  Select this if you do not use the start conditions. If you select Do not use, Valid range of start condition becomes inactive.

Valid range of start condition

Specify the number of executions under applied start conditions, or the period of execution. If Use if defined is selected for Start condition, you can set this item. For details, see 3.4.3 Valid range of a start condition in the manual JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview.

Selecting the nested jobnet to display the Schedule Rule dialog box will result in inactive display.

• Times

  To set the valid range as the number of executions, in the Times dropdown list, select Unlimited or Number of executions. With Number of executions selected, you can set the number of times in the field to the right of the dropdown list. You can set 1 to 999. The default is a blank.

• Period

  To set the valid term as time, in the Period dropdown list, select Unlimited, Absolute time, or Relative time. With Absolute time or Relative time selected, you can set the value in the hour and minute field to the right of the dropdown list. For absolute time, you can set 0 to 47 hours, and 0 to 59 minutes. For relative time, you can set 1 to 2,879 minutes. The default is a blank.

Note that if one of the settings listed below is specified, clicking the OK button displays the following confirmation message:

KAVV782-Q There is a possibility that multiple instances of the monitoring generation start running because the processing cycle is specified and the useful range of the start condition has been set to unrestricted. Are you sure you want to specify this setting?

• The Execution in cycle check box is selected in Processing cycle.

• The Use if defined radio button is selected in Start condition.

• Unlimited is selected for both Times and Period in Valid range of start condition.

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(3) Monitor Delay page

The Monitor Delay page sets the way to monitor the start-time delay and the end-time delay. For details about how to monitor delays, see 3.3.2(1)(f) Monitor delay in the manual JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview.

The following figure shows the Monitor Delay page in the Schedule Rule dialog box.

Figure 12‒40: Monitor Delay page in the Schedule Rule dialog box

The following explains the displayed items.

Monitor start delay

Set how to monitor the start-time delay. The default is Do not monitor.

For the root jobnet, you can select one of the following:

• Do not monitor

• Absolute time

• Relative from start of the jobnet

For a jobnet other than the root jobnet, you can select one of the following:

• Do not monitor

• Absolute time

• Relative from start of root jobnet

• Relative from start of upper-l jobnet

• Relative from start of the jobnet

With Absolute time selected, you can set hours and minutes. You can set 0 to 47 hours, and 0 to 59 minutes. The default is a blank.

If you select Relative from start of root jobnet, Relative from start of upper-l jobnet or Relative from start of the jobnet, you can set 1 to 2,879 minutes. The default is a blank.

Monitor end delay

Set how to monitor the end-time delay. The default is Do not monitor.

For the root jobnet, you can select one of the following:

• Do not monitor

• Absolute time

• Relative from start of the jobnet

For a jobnet other than the root jobnet, you can select one of the following:

• Do not monitor

• Absolute time

• Relative from start of root jobnet

• Relative from start of upper-l jobnet

• Relative from start of the jobnet

With Absolute time selected, you can set hours and minutes. You can set 0 to 47 hours, and 0 to 59 minutes. The default is a blank.

If you select Relative from start of root jobnet, Relative from start of upper-l jobnet or Relative from start of the jobnet, you can set 1 to 2,879 minutes. The default is a blank.

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(4) Advanced page

The Advanced page sets the schedule by days from the start time.

The following figure shows the Advanced page in the Schedule Rule dialog box.

Figure 12‒41: Advanced page in the Schedule Rule dialog box

The following explains the displayed items.

Schedule by days from start

Define a job schedule by days from the start time. This schedule executes the jobnet by changing the preset execution start date by the specified number of days. For details, see 3.3.2(1)(g) Schedule by days from start in the manual JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview.

Schedule by days from start

If the Schedule by days from start check box is selected, you can specify how to shift the start day, the number of days by which the start day can be shifted, and the maximum number of days by which the start day can be shifted.

The text box under Execution allows you to specify the number of days by which you want to shift the start day. You can specify 1 to 31. The default is 1.

The drop-down list allows you to select the basis for counting the number of days, and whether to shift the scheduled start day backward or forward.

The following describes the two bases of counting the number of days:

• Open-day basis

  When calculating on an open-day basis, the next execution day is calculated from the schedule settings (such as the scheduled start time, processing cycle, and closed-day substitution) and then shifted backward or forward by counting only open days.

• All-day basis

  When calculating on an all-day basis, the next execution day is calculated from the schedule settings (such as the scheduled start time, processing cycle, and closed-day substitution) and then shifted backward or forward by counting both open days and closed days.

The following describes the items that can be selected from the drop-down list box. The default is open days before start time.

• open days before start time

  Select this item to shift the scheduled start day backward by a number of open days.

• open days after start time

  Select this item to shift the scheduled start day forward by a number of open days.

• days before start time

  Select this item to shift the scheduled start day backward by a number of days (including closed days).

• days after start time

  Select this item to shift the scheduled start day forward by a number of days (including closed days).

If you select open days before start time or open days after start time, you can also specify a value for Max. shiftable days. You can specify 1 to 31. However, specify a value equal to or greater than the number of days set for Execution. The default is 10.

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