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Time Dependencies

A job can contain several time dependencies. When a job reaches its job submission time, the server checks for predecessor, variable, and resource dependencies and submits the job if it meets all the dependencies.

You can use time dependencies to do the following at scheduled times:

• Delay job submission
• Mark a job overdue (Overdue condition)
• Mark a job that ends prematurely (Premend condition)
• Bypass a job
• Abandon a job's predecessor dependencies
• Abandon a job's variable dependencies
• Abandon a job's resource dependencies

You can specify time dependencies by specifying absolute or relative times such as 9PM, 13:00, NOW PLUS 10 MINUTES, or 10PM TODAY PLUS 2 WORKDAYS.

The server resolves your scheduling criteria to a single date and time as follows:

• If you specify a time without a date (for example, 9PM), the server resolves the date to the next occurrence of that time.
• If you specify a date without a time (for example, 1ST MONDAY OF MONTH), the server resolves the time to midnight (00:00:00).
• If you specify a frequency (for example, MONDAYS 10PM), the server resolves the date and time to the next occurrence of that date and time.