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Delaying Operational Command Execution

To delay invoking any operational command for up to approximately 99 hours, issue the TIME command. The results of the delayed command appear in the Message Log File (DBOCPRT) rather than on a terminal. Once an operational command is issued with the TIME command, there is no way to suppress its execution should certain unforeseen events make backout advisable. Specify the time of day the command is to execute with the name of the command to execute as follows:

Multiple operational Commands Syntax

►►─ DBOC ─ TIME=hhmm/command ─────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
DBOC

Transaction ID, which is always followed by a space and the operational command to execute.

TIME=hhmm

Command specifying the specific time of day, on a 24-hour clock, in hours (hh) and minutes (mm) at which the following command is issued. The time specified is measured relative to midnight before the current time and may therefore be before the current time. TIME can be either in the future or the past relative to the time at which the DBOC TIME command is executed.

Valid Entries:

a valid hhmm specification up to 9959

Note: Always enter a four-digit specification for hhmm. For any specification of less than four digits, results are unpredictable.

/

The slash is a separator following hhmm and preceding the command to execute at the specified time of day.

command

A command or a series of commands that are to be delayed.

Valid Entries:

Any operational command.

Example of Delaying Execution of a Command

To delay execution of a command to close URTs 1-999 at 2:00 PM (1400), issue the following command:

DBOC TIME=1400/CLOSE=???