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Start Times

If you do not specify a start time by using the AT or FROMTIME option, the start time defaults to a site-specified delay interval from the moment the command is ISSUED, not completed. If your site uses a short delay interval, the server might skip the first initiation of a request, if you take a long time to reply to prompts for command parameters or passwords.

The delay interval applies only to requests scheduled to run today. For example, suppose your system delay time is 5 minutes. If at 11 a.m. you schedule a request to run tomorrow without specifying a start time, the server schedules the request to run at 11 a.m. tomorrow, not 11:05 tomorrow. To find the default interval used at your site, use the CONFIG command.