Execution window

Each job can be assigned a startup window interval. The startup window is used by jobs that are waiting for a start time in the scheduling queue B. This interval represents the allowed time period during which a job must exit from the B queue.

As an example, a job is set to start at 12:00. The system goes down at 11:50 and comes back up at 12:30. When the system comes back up the scheduler decides whether or not to actually start the 12:00 job based on the window interval. The job is now 30 minutes behind schedule. If the window interval is 30 minutes or greater the job is started. If it is less then 30 minutes then it is NOT started.

The main objective of the startup window is to allow a system that has been down to gracefully catch up and not create unnecessary or undesired jobs.

For example to establish 15 minutes as the startup window for your job:

Open the Job Properties page either by right clicking on the job in the layout window or in the tree view.
Select the Settings tab.
Enter 0-00:15:00 in the Startup window field.

Or use the following command:

C:\> schedule modify myjob/general=startup_window:00:15