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SCHONLY Field

Use the SCHONLY option on a CALENDAR to affect schedules. The SCHONLY field on the DB.2.8 panel can determine how a schedule day is chosen when using the DB.2.1-E panel MONTHLY RDAY field.

If you use a calendar that has SCHONLY: Y, the MONTHLY RDAY field counts available scheduling days only. If you use a calendar that has SCHONLY: N, the MONTHLY RDAY field counts days of the month. In other words, consider this schedule (from the DB.2.1-E panel):

 __ X __ MONTHLY   JAN: X  FEB: X  MAR: X  APR: X  MAY: X  JUN: X
                   JUL: X  AUG: X  SEP: X  OCT: X  NOV: X  DEC: X
           WEEK:                   DAY-OF-WEEK:  
           RDAY: 3

This schedule works differently when using different calendars:

• Using a calendar with SCHONLY: N creates a schedule for the third calendar day of every month.
• Using a calendar with SCHONLY: Y creates a schedule for the third working day of every month.

Business Value:

Understanding a schedule day helps when scheduling jobs or troubleshooting issues of job processing.