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This enables the user to copy all the marks from one year into another year for the current calendar. In order to copy all the marks from one year into another year, enter the source and target years. The user is also given the option to align January 1 of the target year with either:
This option avoids confusion for years that do not correspond on a day
to day basis.
2.7.2 Display...
In order to display a calendar, select Display... from
the Calendar menu. Select a pre-existing calendar from
the dialog box. Displaying the calendar involves having the ability to
view all aspects of the calendar without being able to change the data.
Follow the procedure in section Section 2.7.1
2.7.3 Modify...
In order to modify a calendar, select Modify... from
the Calendar menu. Select a pre-existing calendar from
the dialog box. Modifying a calendar is identical procedurally to
creating a calendar, the only difference being that a calendar must
already exist in order to modify it. Follow the procedure in
Section 2.7.1
2.7.4 Copy...
In order to copy a calendar, select Copy... from the Calendar menu.
First, click on the source calendar radio button and select a
pre-existing calendar name from the directory listing. Next, enter the
location and name of the source calendar. This can be either a
pre-existing source calendar to be overwritten or a newly entered
calendar name. If the target calendar is pre-existing, a dialog box
will appear asking if you want to overwrite the calendar. If you choose
Yes, the settings of the source calendar will overwrite the settings of
the target calendar.
2.7.5 Delete...
In order to delete a calendar, select Delete... from the Calendar menu. A dialog box will appear asking if you want to delete the selected calendar.
2.7.6 Update names
Occasionally the calendar names in the dialog box listings may not
reflect the latest updates to the database. This may occur when the
database has been changed outside of this session of the MOTIF
Editor/Monitor. If you suspect the list is not current, the list may be
updated using the Update names selection.
In order to update all calendar names , select Update names from the Calendar menu.
2.8 Variables
The variable menu allows the the user to create, display, modify, or
delete a variable associated with a job group. Variables are a feature
of SCHEDULE which adds versatility and control to job groups
so that jobs can become even more interdependent.
Variables can be used when additional job group control is needed beyond the capabilities of prerequisites and initiates. They make it possible to set a condition for the execution of future jobs based on the results of any number of previous jobs.
The variable menu is described in the following sections.
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