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Create an Extended Calendar

You can create an extended calendar to define processing days using any combination of holiday calendars, cycles, and conditions for scheduled jobs.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click Create.

    The Create Object dialog opens.

  2. Select the appropriate server from the Server drop-down list and click the Extended Calendar link.

    The Properties section is displayed with the properties relevant to extended calendars.

  3. Define your extended calendar by doing the following:
    1. Enter a name for the extended calendar in the Name field.

      Note: The name can contain up to 30 characters.

    2. (Optional) Enter date conditions for the extended calendar in the Conditions field.

      Examples:

      • DAILY - Selects all dates after the current date
      • MON - Selects all Mondays after the current date
      • FOMWEEK - Selects the first weekday of each month after the current date
      • EOMWEEK - Selects the last weekday of each month after the current date
      • XFOM - Selects all days except the first day of each month after the current date
      • CYCLE - Selects any day within the date ranges, or periods defined in the cycle.
    3. (Optional) Enter the name of an existing cycle in the Cycle Name field or select a cycle from the Search Cycle dialog. Also, enter CYCLE in the Conditions field.
    4. Enter any integer in the Adjustment field to adjust the days generated by the other criteria to either a previous day or a specified number of days after the actual generated day.
    5. (Optional) Select a rule for holidays from the Reschedule rule list, and then enter the name of a standard calendar in the Calendar field or select a calendar from the Search Calendar dialog.
    6. (Optional) Select an action for non-workdays from the Non Workday Action list, and then select at least one workday from the Workdays panel.
    7. (Optional) Click Generate preview to open the Extended Calendar Preview dialog so you can preview the dates generated by the rules in the extended calendar.
  4. Click Commit.

    The extended calendar definition is saved.

    Note: If you create an extended calendar by entering a value in the Name field only and saving it, all days are selected from the current day forward, for a total of 366 days.

Example: Create an Extended Calendar Based on Field Adjustment

To create an extended calendar that processes associated jobs one day after each holiday, you would first create a calendar defining the holidays for the year, then create an extended calendar with the following options selected: