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Scheduling Example

In this example, you want to schedule the REPORT request to run the REPORT command for your Accounts Payable department every day at 7 a.m. You can perform this task from the Novice user main menu. On this menu, select option 1, Schedule. CA VM:Schedule displays the novice User Schedule screen.

                              Novice User Schedule                   VM:Schedule
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    Request name: Report__    (Your logon password:          )
    Command to execute:  REPORT ACCT___________________________________________
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                               FIRST RUN OPTIONS

    START at: 07:00:00 (hh:mm:ss)               From: 03/19/yy (mm/dd/yy)

                                REPEAT OPTIONS

   Run every          Hour, Day, Business Day, Week, Month,
                      Quarter    (H/D/B/W/M/Q): D

                               FINAL RUN OPTIONS

  Run the request until: __/__/__ (mm/dd/yy date of last run)
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PF: 1  Help     2  ...      3  End       4  Return    5  Copy      6  ...
PF: 7  ...      8  ...      9  ...      10  Print    11  ...      12  Submit
0185I ENTER DATA AND PRESS 'ENTER'.
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Here, you only have to fill in the following fields to enter the request:

• Request name specifies the name that you give the report (REPORT)
• Command specifies the name of the command, including parameters, to be executed (REPORT ACCT)
• START at: indicates the time of day that you want the request to run (07:00)
• Run every indicates how often you want to run the request (D for daily).