Scheduling a Network

This document covers the following topics:

• Defining a Network Schedule

• Defining and Deleting Time Frames for a Network

• Defining Dates for Explicit Network Execution

• Defining Multiple Network Activations

• Viewing a Network Schedule Definition as a Calendar

• Producing a Network Start Summary

• Schedule Modification and Planned Starts

• Displaying Next Network Starts - Single Network

• Displaying Next Network Starts - System-wide

• Displaying the Network Execution History

Defining a Network Schedule

To define a schedule for a network

1. On the Network Maintenance screen, type S in the Cmd column next to the required network. Press ENTER.

   A Network Schedule Definition screen similar to the example below appears:

   17-02-07 ***** Entire Operations ***** 11:46:58 Network Schedule Definition Owner SAGTEST Network B60-FLOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule Owner ==> SAGTEST___ Schedule ==> __________ effective from ==> ________ ________ Schedule Earliest Latest Days Days Cmd Dependency Start Start later Deadline later _ +WY+123 09:25:00 09:25:00 1__ 17:00:00 1__ _ 08:00:00 09:00:00 ___ ________ 2__ _ ________ ________ ___ ________ ___ _ ________ ________ ___ ________ ___ _ ________ ________ ___ ________ ___ Number of Activations ==> 10___ every ==> 30___ minutes or activate at ==> _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Day Deadline ==> _____ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End ExplD Save Sch.L Sch.M Delet Menu

2. Enter the required values or replace existing entries.

   All fields, line commands and special PF keys provided on the screen are explained in the following section.

This section covers the following topics:

• Fields: Network Schedule Definition

• Line Commands: Network Schedule Definition

• Special PF Keys: Network Schedule Definition

Fields: Network Schedule Definition

The input fields of the Network Schedule Definition screen are described in the following table:

Line Commands: Network Schedule Definition

The line commands available for the time frame columns on the Network Schedule Definition screen are described in the following table:

Special PF Keys: Network Schedule Definition

You can perform the following function from the Network Schedule Definition screen using these PF keys:

Defining and Deleting Time Frames for a Network

• Rules for Time Frame Definitions

• Adding and Modifying a Time Frame Definition

• Time Frame Selection Rules for a Network

• Behavior for Schedule Times

• Deleting Time Frame Definitions for a Network

Rules for Time Frame Definitions

Hierarchical Order

Time frames defined on the job level override time frame definitions made on the network level for this job. If no time frames are defined here, the job network defaults apply.

Active Jobs

If this function is invoked for an active job, the time frames contain the complete calculated date and time. Both can be modified.

Adding and Modifying a Time Frame Definition

To add or modify a time frame definition for a network

1. If you want to create or modify a time frame definition, enter or replace the required values in the time frame columns on the Network Schedule Definition screen.

   For valid input values, see Fields: Network Schedule Definition.

   For valid time formats, see Date and Time Formats in the section Using Entire Operations.

   See also Time Frame Selection Rules for a Network and Behavior for Schedule Times.

2. If you want to add or modify the schedule dependency for a time frame, type M in the Cmd column next to the line that contains the required time frame.

   A Schedule Dependency Definition for Time Frame window similar to the example below opens:

   17-03-03 ***** Entire Operations ***** 17:44:58 Network Schedule Definition Owner EXAMPLE Network B60-FLOW ----------- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ - Schedul ! ! Schedul ! Schedule Dependency Definition for Time Frame ! ! ! ! Owner EXAMPLE Job ! Sche ! Network B60-FLOW Condition ! Cmd Depe ! ! m ! The time frame will be used on this(+)/all other(-) dates, ! _ ! if the execution date has the following position in the ! _ ! job network schedule or calendar: ! _ ! ! _ ! Usage ==> _ + only - except ! ! A after Holiday too B before Holiday too ! Number ! Type ==> _ H is Holiday X is Workday ! or acti ! C Calendar Day W Workday S Schedule Day ! ! in Period ==> _ W Week M Month Y Year ! Day Dea ! at Position ==> ______ ! ! ----PF1------PF3---------PF5------------------PF9----------- ! ! Help End Save Delete ! +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End ExplD Save Sch.L Sch.M Delet Menu

   The input fields contained in the window are described in Fields: Schedule Dependency Definition.

Time Frame Selection Rules for a Network

Time frames are selected according to the following rules:

• A blank line with no time frame dependency entry is applied as the network start date if no other time frame dependency entry matches the network start date.

• From top to bottom, each line with a defined schedule dependency condition is applied to the network. If a condition is satisfied, the respective time frame values are used for the active network.

  Example: The definition +CW+3 means this definition applies if the network starts on Wednesday. -CW+3 means this definition applies if the network starts on all other weekdays except Wednesday.

• If none of the defined lines is selected, the network uses the default time settings. See also Default Setting (2) in the Administration documentation.

Behavior for Schedule Times

1. If both Latest Start or Deadline and Days later are empty, the Entire Operation defaults specified for Default latest Start after Earliest Start and Default Deadline after Earliest Start on the Default Setting (2) screen applies (see the Administration documentation).

2. If Latest Start or Deadline is given and Days later is empty, Days later is automatically filled as described above.

3. If applying any of the above rules and Days later of Latest Start or Deadline becomes greater than 999, it remains empty and an error message is issued.

4. If Latest Start or Deadline is before Earliest Start and their Days later fields are empty, the Days later value of Earliest Start (or the following day, if necessary) is used for the Days later fields of Latest Start and Deadline.

5. If Deadline is before Earliest Start and Days later is empty, days later is set to 1 so this time follows the earliest start time.

Deleting Time Frame Definitions for a Network

To delete a single time frame definition

1. On the Network Schedule Definition screen, type D in the Cmd column next to the time frame definition you want to delete.

   A confirmation window opens.

2. Enter Y (Yes) to confirm the deletion. N (No) cancels the action. Press ENTER.

   The selected time frame definition is removed from the Network Schedule Definition screen.

To delete all time frame definitions

1. On the Network Schedule Definition screen, press PF9 (Delete).

   A confirmation window opens.

2. Enter Y (Yes) to confirm the deletion. N (No) cancels the action.

   Press ENTER.

   All time frame definitions are removed from the Network Schedule Definition screen.

To delete a time frame dependency from a time frame definition

1. In the Schedule Dependency Definition for Time Frame window, press PF9 (Delete).

   A confirmation window opens.

2. Enter Y (Yes) to confirm the deletion. N (No) cancels the action.

   Press ENTER.

   The time frame dependency is removed from the time frame definition on the Network Schedule Definition screen.

Defining Dates for Explicit Network Execution

You can define explicit dates on which a network always or never executes, regardless of any other schedule definitions. Explicit dates supersede all other schedule definitions.

You can define explicit dates for all networks linked to a schedule or for a single network only.

This section covers the following topics:

• Defining Explicit Dates for a Schedule

• Defining Explicit Dates for a Single Network only

Defining Explicit Dates for a Schedule

To add or modify explicit dates for a schedule

• On the Schedule Definition screen, enter the required dates in the input lines under Explicit Dates as shown in the example of a Schedule Definition screen.

  For valid input values, see the field Explicit Dates in Fields: Schedule Definition.

Defining Explicit Dates for a Single Network only

You can define explicit schedule dates on the network level. Dates defined here are network-specific in contrast to schedule definitions which affect all linked networks.

Notes:

1. Any modification made with this function causes the recalculation of the current schedule of the network.
2. Explicit dates override all definitions made in schedule(s) linked to the network.
3. Explicit exclusion dates on the network level will be set implicitly by the network activation canceling function.
4. Deletions of planned activations can cause the setting of "dates to be excluded" in this table (see also Fields: Network Schedule – Explicit Dates).

To define explicit dates for a single network only

1. Press PF4 (ExplD) on the Network Schedule Definition screen.

   A Network Schedule - Explicit Dates screen similar to the example below appears:

   26.02.10 ***** Entire Operations ***** 12:52:05 Owner TESTBED Network Schedule - Explicit Dates Network NET01-517 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explicit Dates: 27.02.10- 28.02.10- 01.03.10- 03.03.10- _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End Save Reset

   Enter or replace the dates you want to explicitly use for the selected network. The input fields and special PF key are described in the following section.

2. Press PF3 (End) to return to the Network Schedule Definition screen.

Special PF Keys: Network Schedule – Explicit Dates

You can perform the following function from the Network Schedule - Explicit Dates screen using this PF key:

Fields: Network Schedule – Explicit Dates

The input fields of the Network Schedule - Explicit Dates screen are described in the following table:

Defining Multiple Network Activations

You can repeat network activations multiple times.

To define multiple network activations

1. On the Network Schedule Definition screen, enter (or replace) either or both of the following:

   • In the Number of Activations field, enter the required number of activations.

   • In the every ... minutes field, enter the time interval to be used for activation.

   Or:
   On the Network Schedule Definition screen, enter the following:

   • In the input fields next to or activate at, enter single or multiple times to be used for network activation.

2. If required, enter a time limit for activation in the Day Deadline.

3. Press PF5 (Save) to save your entries.

The rules that apply when defining multiple activations are described in the following section:

• Activation End

• Calculation of Time Frames for Multiple Activations

Activation End

Multiple activations are limited

1. until end of schedule day;

2. until latest start;

3. by the defined number of activations.

which ever comes first.

Calculation of Time Frames for Multiple Activations

The following applies if both Number of Activations (na) and every ... minutes (em) have a non-zero value:

• The latest start time of a time frame (tf_latest_start) is interpreted as the latest start time of the first multiple activation.

• For activation 1 <= n <= na, the latest start time of the specific activation will be set to tf_latest_start + (n - 1) * em .

• The multiple activation end time (mae) will be calculated as mae = schedule_date + tf_latest_start + (na * em)

If the multiple activation end time (mae) is after the defined deadline of a time frame, it will be set to the deadline of the time frame.

If the multiple activation end time (mae) is after the end of the schedule day, it will be set to the end of the schedule day.

Viewing a Network Schedule Definition as a Calendar

To display the calendar view of a network schedule

1. On the Network Maintenance screen, type W in the line command field of the selected network. Press ENTER.

   A Network Schedule screen similar to the example below appears:

   16-07-02 ***** Entire Operations ***** 16:20:20 Owner SAGTEST Network Schedule B60-FLOW Year 2016 July August September Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . October November December Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End Overv Up Down Calen Histo NxtSt

   The current half of the year in displayed in the calendar format. The dates on which the network is to be activated appear on the schedule.

   The network based on this schedule is activated every weekday from January to June except on Saturday and Sunday.

   You can enter any valid year in the Year field in the header section of the screen to display the schedule for the specified year.

   If a calendar is linked to the schedule but not defined for the displayed year, you are notified by an error message.

Special PF Keys: Network Schedule

You can perform the following functions from the Network Schedule screen using these PF keys:

PF Key	Name	Function
PF4	Overv	Overview Produces a network start summary for a given date: see Producing a Network Start Summary.
		(Only if your Natural online system runs under z/OS) Before you press this key, place the cursor on a valid date.
PF7	Up	Displays the previous half of the year or previous years.
PF8	Down	Displays the next half of the year or following years.
PF9	Calen	Calendar Displays the calendar linked to this schedule (if defined). The calendar can be modified as described in the section Calendar Maintenance.
PF10	Histo	History Displays the previous execution dates of the network. See also Displaying the Network Execution History.
PF11	NxtSt	Next Starts Displays the next network and job activations for the network and whether they are scheduled or manual activations. See also Producing a Network Start Summary.

Producing a Network Start Summary

This section describes how to produce a network start summary for a single network. The report looks similar to the example of a Network Start Summary shown in the Reporting section.

If you want to produce a Network Start Summary for all network activations on a given day, see the corresponding report described in the section Reporting.

To produce a network start summary for the current network

1. On the Network Schedule screen, select a valid date and press PF4 (Overv). In a z/OS environment, you can place the cursor on the required date.

   The following windows open:

   29.10.08 +--------------------------------------------------+1:16 Owner EXAMPLE ! ! ! Network Start Summary ! Janu ! ! Monday 1 8 15 ! Owner EXAMPLE Network E50-USRT ! Tuesday 2 9 16 +--------------------------------------------------+ Wednesday 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 7 14 21 28 Thursday 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 1 8 15 22 29 Friday 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . April May June Monday 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 Tuesday 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 Wednesday 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 Thursday 5 12 19 26 +-----------------------------------------------+ Friday 6 13 20 27 ! ! Saturday . . . . ! Send Output to Printer ? N (Y/N) ! Sunday . . . . . ! ! +-----------------------------------------------+ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End Overv Up Down Calen Histo NxtSt

2. In the window at the bottom of the screen you are asked Send Output to Printer?

   If you enter Y and press ENTER, output is printed on the printer assigned to Workfile 1.

   If you enter N and press ENTER, the Network Start Summary screen appears for the selected date as shown in the following example:

   MORE 2***** Entire Operations ***** 13:21:46 Network Start Summary for 29.10.08 Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXAMPLE E50-USRT --------------------- Aw. Symbol prompting ( 237) 29.10 00:00 Symbol prompting request to EXAMPLE 29.10 00:00 ***** End of Report *****

3. Press PF3 (End) to return to the Network Schedule screen.

Schedule Modification and Planned Starts

In the Entire Operations Defaults, the system administrator can define that network schedules are to be extracted several days before the network starts. These planned starts are represented by activation trigger records, which already have a run number.

If your schedule modification affects any planned start, you have the option of canceling the starts or keeping them active. The following window opens:

  29.10.08               ***** Entire Operations *****                    12:58:28
  Owner EXAMPLE                Schedule Definition
   +---------------------------------------------------+
 - !                                                   !------------------------
   !       Owner EXAMPLE     Network E50-USRT          !
   !                                                   !
   !   The following planned starts would be           !eekly   E Explicit Dates
   !   cancelled due to your schedule modification:    !
   !                                                   !
   !            Date     Time          Run             !
   !            17.11.08 10:32         142             !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !                                                   !
   !  ---------------------------------------------    !_________________
 E !  PF5 Cancel   PF6 Do not cancel                   !F9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
   +---------------------------------------------------+al               Menu  

Special PF Keys: Planned Starts

The Planned Starts window provides the following special PF keys:

Canceling Planned Starts

To cancel one or more of the planned starts listed

• Press PF5 (Cancel).

  A confirmation window opens for each start to be cancelled:

  29.10.08 ***** Entire Operations ***** 13:08:28 Owner EXAMPLE Schedule Definition +---------------------------------------------------+ - ! !------------------------ ! Owner EXAMPLE Network E50-USRT ! ! ! ! The following planned starts would be !eekly E Explicit Dates ! cancelled due to your schedule modification: ! ! ! ! +----------------------------------------------+ ! ! ! ! ! Please confirm ! ! ! Start Cancel of E50-USRT (142) ! ! ! by entering E50-USRT ! ! ! ==> ______________________________ ! ! ! PF3 End ! ! +----------------------------------------------+ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! --------------------------------------------- !_________________ E ! PF5 Cancel PF6 Do not cancel !F9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- +---------------------------------------------------+al Menu

Keeping Planned Starts

To keep all listed starts active, regardless of schedule modifications you have made

• Press PF6 (Do not cancel).

Displaying Next Network Starts - Single Network

This section covers the following topics:

• Displaying the Next Network and Job Starts

• Canceling a planned Network Start

• Symbol Prompting

• Modifying an Active Symbol Table

Displaying the Next Network and Job Starts

To display the next network and job starts for a network

• Press PF11 (NxtSt) on the Network Schedule screen.

  A Next Start Times window similar to the example below opens:

  +------------------------------------------------------------+ ! ! !Owner TESTBED Network NET01-517 ! !Next Start Times ! ! ! ! Cmd Date Act. Start Run Type ! ! _ 01.03.10 07:29 07:29 4789 Schedule, active ! ! _ 01.03.10 09:29 09:29 4790 Schedule, active ! ! _ 01.03.10 11:29 11:29 4791 Schedule, active ! ! 02.03.10 00:00 07:29 Schedule Table ! ! 03.03.10 00:00 07:29 Schedule Table ! ! 04.03.10 00:00 07:29 Schedule Table ! ! 05.03.10 00:00 07:29 Schedule Table ! ! 08.03.10 00:00 07:29 Schedule Table ! ! 09.03.10 00:00 07:29 Schedule Table ! ! 10.03.10 00:00 07:29 Schedule Table ! ! -------------------- Bottom of Data -------------------- ! ! D Delete M Start Time S Active Symbols ! ! PF1 Help PF2 Add PF3 End PF7 Up PF8 Down ! +------------------------------------------------------------+

  This window displays a list of planned activations for one network only.

  The Type column displays the activation type (scheduled, manual).

  You can delete manual activations with the D (delete) line command. Scheduled activations can only be changed by modifying the schedule definition.

  Note:
  To display a system-wide list of planned activations, press PF11 (NxtSt) from the Network Maintenance or Active Job Networks screen. For further information, see Displaying Next Network Starts - System-Wide.

Columns: Next Start Times

The following table explains the columns for the data listed in the Next Start Times window:

Column	Description
Cmd	One-character input field for line commands. Possible values are listed in the command section of the screen (see also Line Commands: Next Start Times).
Date	Date of planned network start. See also Date and Time Formats.
Act.	Time of planned network start. See also Date and Time Formats.
Start	Time of planned start of network in its operating system.
Run	Run number for this activation.
Type	Displays the current status of the activation. Possible status types are, for example: Schedule Table, on request Schedule, active Activation in Progress Aw. Symbol Prompting Symbol Entry in Progress

Special PF Keys: Next Start Times

The Next Start Times window provides the following special PF key:

PF Key	Name	Function
PF2	Add	Activates a network manually: see Activating a Job Network Manually in the section Network Maintenance.

Line Commands: Next Start Times

The following line commands are available for planned starts (activations) of job networks to which run numbers are assigned:

Line Command	Description
D	Delete Cancels a planned network start.
M	Start Time Modifies the start time of a planned network start.
S	Active Symbols
	When you enter this command for a network whose Type is:	... you can ... :
	Schedule, active	... modify the active symbols in the active symbol table(s) of the network.
	Awaiting Symbol Prompting	... perform symbol prompting for this planned start.

Canceling a planned Network Start

You can cancel a planned network start only if a run number has already been assigned to the network.

A planned network start without a run number can be removed by modifying the network schedule definition or the schedule linked to the network schedule definition.

If an activation is removed for a scheduled date, the date is excluded from the network schedule definition (explicit dates) to prevent further activations for that date.

Symbol Prompting

You can perform symbol prompting only if a run number is assigned to the network planned to start (be activated).

To perform symbol prompting for a planned start

1. In the Next Start Times window, enter S in the line command field of the appropriate job or network with Type = Aw. Symbol Prompting.

2. Press ENTER.

3. A Symbol Prompting screen appears.

For further information, see Symbol Prompting during Network or Job Activation in the section Symbol Table and Symbol Maintenance.

Modifying an Active Symbol Table

To modify the active symbols in a network's active symbol table(s)

1. In the Next Start Times window, enter S in the line command field of the appropriate job or network with Type = Schedule, active.

2. Press ENTER.

3. An Active Symbol Tables window similar to the example below opens:

   29.10.08 ***** Entire Operations ***** 14:31:54 Owner EXAMPLE Schedule DEMO-NET Year 2007 Calendar DEMOCAL +-------------------------------------------------+----------+ ! ! ! Monday ! Owner EXAMPLE Network DEMO-NET Run 136 ! ! Tuesday ! Active Symbol Tables ! ! Wednesday ! ! ! Thursday ! Cmd Table Cmd Table ! ! Friday ! _ SN-01 _ !ting ! Saturday ! _ DEMO _ !ting ! Sunday ! _ _ !ting ! ! _ _ !ting ! ! _ _ !ting ! Monday ! _ _ !ting ! Tuesday ! _ _ ! ! Wednesday ! _ _ !Progress ! Thursday ! _ _ !ting ! Friday ! _ _ ! ! Saturday ! !-------- ! Sunday ! Select Symbol Table by marking. ! ! ! PF3 End ! ! Enter-PF1---P +-------------------------------------------------+----------+--- Help End Overv Up Down Calen Histo NxtSt

4. Mark the appropriate symbol table with any character. Press ENTER.

   An Active Symbol Table screen similar to the example below appears:

   29.10.08 ***** Entire Operations ***** 14:52:44 Owner EXAMPLE Active Symbol Table SN-01 Network DEMO-NET Run 136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C Symbol F P Value modified by _ A1 A N 'HUGO' SN 07.12.05 14:09 _ A2 A N '''QUOTED''' SN 07.12.05 14:10 _ A3 A E 'XXX ' SN 26.03.06 15:33 _ A4 A E ' ' SN 22.04.06 15:42 _ A5 A E AAA SN 27.04.06 11:28 _ A6 N A 777 SN 17.05.06 10:25 _ A7 A E PROMPTED AT 14:25 SN 20.05.06 14:20 _ A8 A E DFFDDFFD SN 20.05.06 14:20 _ CLASS A A G SN1 22.05.06 11:45 _ CLASS-PRIV A E *** empty *** SN1 22.05.06 11:42 _ DATE D A 20060818 SN 18.08.06 15:19 _ EMPTY A E YYYYYYYYY SN 11.09.06 11:31 _ HUGO A E A VERY LONG STRING TO TEST S SN 22.10.06 10:31 _ JOBLIB A E NOP.DEV.LOAD SN 18.11.06 14:21 ********************************** More ************************************** D Delete M Modify Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Add End Save Up Down Print

5. Enter M in the line command field of the appropriate symbol. Press ENTER.

   An Active Symbol Modification window opens for the symbol selected.

   The window is identical to the Master Symbol Addition window. For further information, see the following descriptions in the Symbol Table and Symbol Maintenance section:

   • Entering Long Symbol Values and Modifying Active Symbols,

   • Fields and Columns: Master and Active Symbols, and

   • Special PF Keys: Master Symbol Addition.

6. Modify the symbol(s) as required.

7. Press PF5 (Save) to save the modified active symbol table.

8. Press PF3 (End) twice to close the Active Symbol Modification window and return to the Next Activations window.

Displaying Next Network Starts - System-wide

Scheduled starts are extracted from the network schedules and put into a pre-activation status. The extraction is usually performed at midnight, one day in advance.

Manual starts are explicitly invoked as manual activations by any user. If a special start time was not entered, the daily time frame is used. See Activating a Job Network Manually in the section Network Maintenance.

This section covers the following topics:

• Activation: Active Symbol Tables

• Next Planned Network Starts

• Columns: Next Scheduled Network Starts

• Modifying Planned Network Start Times

Activation: Active Symbol Tables

The list of active symbol tables for network activation can be invoked from different windows.

An Active Symbol Tables window similar to the example below opens:

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
!                                                                     !
!  Owner SN         Network A-1        Version V00003     Run 6186    !
!                        Active Symbol Tables                         !
!                                                                     !
!       Cmd SymTab     Version         Cmd SymTab     Version         !
!       _   SN-01                                                     !
!       _   SN-05                                                     !
!       _   ABC1A                                                     !
!                                                                     !
!                                                                     !
!                                                                     !
!                                                                     !
!                                                                     !
!                                                                     !
!                                                                     !
!  Select Symbol Table by marking.                                    !
!                                                                     !
!  PF3 End   PF7 Up   FP8 Down                                        !
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+

This screen displays all active symbol tables that are used for this network activation (run).

Columns: Active Symbol Tables

The following table explains the columns for the data listed in the Active Symbol Tables window:

Column	Description
Cmd	One-character input field for line commands Select an active symbol table by any character.
SymTab	Name of the symbol table
Version	Version of the symbol table

Line Commands: Active Symbol Tables

Use the following line command to perform the described function on any network start listed on the Next scheduled Network Starts screen.

Line Command	Description
any character	List or modify active symbol table. The Active Symbol Table window opens.

Next Planned Network Starts

To display a system-wide list of all planned job and network starts

• Press PF11 (NxtSt) from the Network Maintenance or Active Job Networks screen.

  A Next scheduled Network Starts screen similar to the example below appears:

  16-07-18 ***** Entire Operations ***** 10:35:21 Next scheduled Network Starts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C Owner Network Run Version Job Date Start Type *--------- *--------- 07-18 18:30 _ SAGNET N1459C 22171 07-18 18:30 Schedule, acti _ SAGNET N1459C 22172 07-18 19:30 Schedule, acti _ SAGTEST SAGTEST 39 07-18 20:00 Schedule, acti _ SAGNET N1459C 22173 07-18 20:30 Schedule, acti _ SAGTEST SAGTEST 40 07-18 20:30 Schedule, acti _ SAGTEST SAGTEST 41 07-18 21:00 Schedule, acti _ SAGNET N1459C 22174 07-18 21:30 Schedule, acti _ SAGTEST SAGTEST 42 07-18 21:30 Schedule, acti _ SAGTEST SAGTEST 43 07-18 22:00 Schedule, acti _ SAGNET N1459C 22175 07-18 22:30 Schedule, acti _ INCIDENT I5095089A 1088 07-18 23:40 Schedule, acti _ INCIDENT I1042163 576 07-19 00:00 Schedule, acti _ SAGNET A-ITRAC 325 07-19 00:00 Schedule, acti *********************************** m o r e ********************************** D Deactivate M Start Time S Active Symbols Command => ____________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End Up Down Left Right Menu

  This screen displays a chronological list of all planned network or job starts, both scheduled and manual.

Line Commands: Next Scheduled Network Starts

Use the line commands described in Line Commands: Next Start Times to perform the described functions on any network start listed on the Next scheduled Network Starts screen.

Columns: Next Scheduled Network Starts

The following table explains the columns for the data listed on the Next scheduled Network Starts screen:

Modifying Planned Network Start Times

You can modify a network start time only if a run number is assigned to the network planned to start (be activated).

To modify the start time of a planned network activation

1. Enter M in the line command field of the appropriate network. Press ENTER.

   A Start Time Modification window opens:

   29.10.08 ***** Entire Operations ***** 15:17:32 Owner SN Schedule TIME-PCSN1 Year 2006 +------------------------------------------------------------+ ! ! Monday ! +------------------------------------------------+ ! Tuesday ! ! ! ! Wednesday ! ! Start Time Modification ! ! Thursday ! C ! ! ! Friday ! m ! Owner ==> SN ! ! Saturday ! ! Network ==> TIME-PCSN1 ! ! Sunday ! ! Job ==> - ! ! ! ! Run ==> 527 ! ! ! ! ! ! Monday ! ! Start ! ! Tuesday ! ! planned ==> 06.07.06 00:00 ! ! Wednesday ! ! new ==> 06.07.06 00:00 ! ! Thursday ! ! ! ! Friday ! ! Keep predefined Job Time Frames ==> N ! ! Saturday ! - ! ! --- ! Sunday ! D ! -PF1------PF3------PF5--------------- ! ! ! P ! Help End Save ! ! Enter-PF1---P +--- +------------------------------------------------+ -----+ -- Help End Overv Up Down Calen Histo NxtSt

2. You can enter a new date and start time, but they must be greater than or equal to the current values.

3. Press PF5 (Save) to save the new start time.

4. Press PF3 (End) to return to the Next scheduled Network Starts screen.

Fields: Start Time Modification

The input field of the Start Time Modification window is described in the following table:

Field	Description
Keep predefined Job Time Frames	N	All job time frames will be adapted (default value).
	Y	Jobs with master time frame definitions will not be adapted.

Notes:

1. A start time up to the current time plus "activation before earliest start" causes an immediate activation of the jobs of the network.
2. The job time frames will be shifted with the same time offset as the planned network start, as long as the job time frames fit into the network time frame.

Displaying the Network Execution History

The execution history is a record of past schedules. It shows the days on which the network was scheduled for execution. The data on a History screen cannot be modified.

There is history data on past network executions for the current and for the two preceding years (provided the network already existed at that time).

To display the execution history

1. Type X in the line command field of the selected network. Press ENTER.

   A History screen similar to the example below appears. The display is in calendar format starting with the current half year. The dates on which the network ran appear on the history:

   29.10.08 ***** Entire Operations ***** 15:26:21 Owner EXAMPLE History DEMO-NET Year 2007 Calendar DEMOCAL January February March Monday . 8 . . . . . 19 . . . . . Tuesday . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday . 11 18 . . . 15 . 1 . . . . Friday . 12 19 . . . 16 . 2 . . . . Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . April May June Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End Day Up Down

   You can enter any valid year in the Year field in the header section of the screen to display the execution history for the specified year.

2. Press PF8 (Down) to display the next half of the year and PF7 (Up) to display the previous half of the year. You can also use these PF keys to change to the previous or following year. If no history data exists for a given year, an appropriate message is issued.

3. To display the execution history for a particular day:

   Under z/OS: Place the cursor on the appropriate day and press PF4 (Day).

   Or:
   Else: Press PF4 (Day). A window opens. Enter the appropriate day and press ENTER.

   A Network Start History screen appears with the detailed execution history for one day:

   16-07-07 ***** Entire Operations ***** 12:27:17 Owner SAGTEST Network Start History Network SAGNET Date 16-07-04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Run Version Job Date Time 7 (Network) 16-07-04 10:33:18 8 (Network) 16-07-04 14:30:50 ******************************* Bottom of Data ******************************* Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help End Up Down

   If history data exists for the selected network and date, execution information on all network starts is provided on the screen as shown in the example above. The screen columns are explained in Columns: Network History.

This section covers the following topic:

• Columns: Network History

Columns: Network History

The columns of the Network Start History screen are described in the following table: