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The create/job command

The create command is an easy way to create a job entry. If you need to set a number of modifying parameters about the days, dates or times of submission add qualifiers. Bactch commands , prerequisites and initiates can be added after the job has been created by using the SCHEDULE EDIT command.

SCHEDULE CREATE is the basic command for building jobs. The real power of this command is in the multiplicity of qualifiers, which set various parameters. The format of SCHEDULE CREATE command is:

C:\> schedule create/job job_name /qualifier

Commonly used qualifiers are listed in the following table.

Commonly used job qualifiers

Field

Description

/gen=comment:``any text string''

Any useful description, up to 100 characters in length.

/gen=restart:number

The number of automatic restarts allowed if the job fails. The default is 0 or no-restarts allowed.

/gen=next_submit:date

Next date and time that a job will be submitted for execution at.

/sub=queue:name

Name of the batch queue to submit the job into.

/sub=parameter:(``p1'',``p2'',...)

Parameter values to pass to the job when submitting the job.

/sub=priority:number

Queue priority to use when enter job into VMS batch queue. (VMS based jobs only)

/resch=interval:delta

Time interval to add to start time to arrive at next start time.

/resch=marked:letter

Letter indicating which days to submit the job on.

/resch=named:names

Indicates on what days a job is to start on given their names. The known names are MONDAY through SUNDAY, MONTH_START, MONTH_END, YEAR_START and YEAR_END.

/resch=time_of_day:delta

Time of day offset interval, used with NAMED or MARKED methods.

/resch=calendar:name

The name of the calendar to use when selecting the next start time.

See Also

Creating a job

The copy/job command