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How to Schedule Work by Dates

The next step in implementing a CA NSM JM Option policy is to define a default calendar and any other calendars necessary for scheduling jobs. The default calendar, typically named BASE (base on UNIX/Linux platforms), is associated with any jobset for which no calendar has been explicitly specified. Job profiles, however, are handled differently. If you do not specify a calendar name in the job profile, the value "Def" appears in the Calendar field to indicate that the job’s calendar setting, by default, inherits the jobset’s calendar.

Note: A job is eligible for processing only when the jobset to which it belongs is also eligible for processing. Jobs can be excluded from running on certain days that the jobset is selected by using a different calendar for the job that has those days turned off.

On Windows, you can assign a name other than BASE to the default calendar on the Job Management Option Options page in the EM Classic Configuration Settings notebook.

On UNIX/Linux, assign a name other than base to the default calendar by setting the CA NSM JM Option configuration option environment variable CAISCHD0009. For information about setting this variable, see Important Configuration Environment Variables.

By associating a jobset or job with a calendar, you define the days on which a jobset or job is eligible to run. The CA NSM JM Option does not use any time settings defined in a calendar profile. The times that jobs run are determined by the settings in the jobset and job profiles you define.

Note: You may want to establish a naming convention for your Job calendars that clearly distinguishes them from the calendars used by other CA NSM functions.