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/INTERVAL=schedule_interval /NOINTERVAL (D)

Specifies a schedule interval that determines when to run a copy of the job. Modifying the interval does not change the next scheduled start time for the job.

If you omit the /INTERVAL qualifier, the manager shows STATUS=SCHEDULED and NEXT_TIME=NEVER after each run. See the /HOLD qualifier.

The interval time should be in one of the following formats:

If you omit any part of an hh:mm:ss.cc specifier, the omitted part is set to 0 by default.

The following list explains the time formats in more detail:

Daily Format: D hh:mm:ss.cc

Runs the job daily at the time specified by hh:mm:ss.cc. If you omit all or part of hh:mm:ss.cc, that part is set to 0 by default.

For example:

• D 2: runs the job daily at 2 A.M.
• D 14:10 runs the job daily at 2:10 P.M.
• D 14:10:15 runs the job daily at 10 minutes and 15 seconds past 2 P.M.

Hourly Format: H mm:ss.cc

Runs the job hourly at mm:ss.cc past the hour. If you omit all or part of mm:ss.cc, that part is set to 0 by default.

For example:

• H 10 runs the job hourly at 10 minutes after every hour.
• H 4 runs the job at 4 minutes past every hour.
• H 4:15 runs the job hourly at 4 minutes and 15 seconds past every hour.

Job Management Manager Delta Time Format: +dddd hh:mm:ss

Runs the job at the specified Job Management Manager delta time. The Job Management Manager delta time is the time interval from the starting time to a specified time in the future.

The delta time is added to the starting time. You must specify the days +dddd, even if you use 0.

For example:

• +03 3:10 runs the job every 3 days, 3 hours, and 10 minutes.
• +0 03 runs the job every 3 hours.
• +0 00:30 runs the job every 30 minutes.

Note: Job Management Manager delta time is not the same as OpenVMS delta time (dddd-hh:mm:ss.cc).

Fiscal_Time Format: F[Y] [Q[qq]] [M[mm]] [W[ww]] [+/__] [D[ddd]][hh:mm:ss.cc]

Runs the job at the specified fiscal (F) time.

Some rules for specifying fiscal time interval:

• You must begin the fiscal time with F. The rest of the format is optional. The order of precedence for the fiscal date specifiers is left to right: year (Y), quarter (Q), month (M), week (W), and day (D).
• Place any value for a specifier directly after the specifier. For example, specify the third quarter as Q3, not Q 3.
• You can specify a quarter and week without a month, because the month falls within the quarter.
• The default day (D) is day 1.
• The default time [hh:mm:ss.c] is midnight. There must be a space before the time parameter. You can also use spaces within the time parameter.

For example:

• F Q3 W6 runs the job during the sixth week in the third quarter, on day 1 at midnight.
• F Q D5 12:00 runs the job on the fifth day of each quarter at noon.

The manager supports a 52- or 53-week fiscal year as described in the Fiscal Tax Year section of the Internal Revenue Service Publication 538 (Rev. Nov. 88). Fiscal years have the following restrictions:

• 4 quarters a year
• 3 months a quarter
• 7 days a week
• 364 days a year
• 52 weeks a year
• 13 weeks a quarter
• Two 4-week months and one 5-week month in each quarter (the 5-week month must be the same month in each quarter)

In addition, the following restrictions apply to a 53-week fiscal year:

• 371 days a year
• 53 weeks a year
• Three 13-week quarters and one 14-week quarter
• Two 4-week months and one 5-week month in each quarter, with the exception of one 5-week or 6-week month (the month containing the extra week)

By default, the manager supports a fiscal calendar, which always ends on the Saturday that is closest to the end of the month of June. See the SET FISCAL_YEAR command for instructions on defining a different fiscal year.

Continuous_Time Format: 0

Runs the job continuously. This setting is useful when the job depends on other jobs.