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Test Schedule Criteria

Testing schedule criteria is useful when you want to see how the server interprets different scheduling terms and phrases. When you simulated your Event for the scheduling scenario, you might have wanted to determine a date when the last workday of the month is a Friday and a date when the last workday of the month is not a Friday.

You can determine such dates by testing schedule criteria.

To test schedule criteria

1. Click the Test icon in the CA WA Desktop Client toolbar.

   The Test Schedule Criteria dialog opens.

2. Type the schedule criteria you want to test in the Use free format statement field, such as last workday of month.
3. Click Test.

   The dates for the next 10 times the job will run appear in the Test Results text box.

   Note: To change the number of results shown, enter the number of results you want to see in the Display field.

4. Verify that the results are those you expected.

   If they are not, change the criteria to achieve the desired results and test again.

   Note: If you want to simulate your Event for other criteria, you can choose dates or terms from the Test results list. For example, you can see which jobs are selected when the last workday of the month is not a Friday by simulating your Event for October 31, 2006 (the last workday of October, which occurs on a Tuesday). To see which jobs are selected when the last workday of the month is a Friday, simulate your Event for September 29, 2006 (the last workday of September, which occurs on a Friday).

5. Click Close to close the Test Schedule Criteria dialog.

Next you will learn how to run your Application.