Free-day rule
About this task
The possible values of the free-day rule are:
- E
- Count only work days when using the rule or offset. That is, free days are excluded. This option ensures that the scheduled day will always be a work day. This is the default for offset-based run cycles.
- 1
- Count work days and free days when using the rule or offset. If this gives a free day, schedule the application on the closest work day before the free day.
- 2
- Count work days and free days when using the rule or offset. If this gives a free day, schedule the application on the closest work day after the free day.
- 3
- Count work days and free days when using the rule or offset. If this gives a free day, schedule the application on the free day. This is the default for rule-based run cycles.
- 4
- Count work days and free days when using the rule or offset. If this gives a free day, do not schedule the application at all.
The free-day rule provides the flexibility to schedule your applications precisely when they are required. Sometimes you will find that you must work out on paper which free-day rule you should select. When you do this, consider what would happen if a normal work day is declared a holiday and, therefore, is defined in the calendar as a free day.
When an application is normally due to run but the calendar definition identifies the day as free, the free-day rule in the run cycle for that application determines the effect.