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Calendar

Calendars are used to handle execution dates and times of objects. You can specify on which days particular tasks should start.

These criteria are also referred to as calendar conditions (such as a workflowAn object of the Automation Engine that can include several executable objects and which runs them in a specified order. [Formerly called "ProcessFlow" and "JobPlan."] which should only run on Saturdays).

Object class: Active objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task
Object type (short name): CALE

A calendarAn Automation Engine object type that defines a set of days based on calendar keywords. assistant is available which can be used to summarize particular days in calendar keywords (e.g. the first workday of a month). There is no limit on the number of calendar keywords used in a calendar.

Calendar keywords can be used in the following objects:

Object Type

Description

Notification

Messages can be sent to individual users or user groups depending on calendar keywords

Event

Calendar conditions can be used to determine the point in time for an eventAction that is triggered if particular conditions apply. It can be an Automation Engine object type or an entry in a Policy Orchestrator EventBase. to be executed

Workflow and Schedule

Calendar conditions can be specified in tasks

Calendar objects do not require specification of a validity period (e.g. 2005-2007) because keywords are based on particular days or dates regardless of the year. Days are calculated with the keys "NOW_MINUS" and "NOW_PLUS" which are specified by the administrator in the AE UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS. By default, days are calculated 1 year back and 2 years ahead.

Calendar keywords of type "Static" are an exception. They require a validity period to be specified and must therefore be maintained.

Holiday calendarsShows a calendar overview of activities, releases or reservations. are available in the system clientA closed environment within an Automation Engine system where you can create and run objects. A client name consists of a 4-digit number that must be indicated when a user logs on to the Automation Engine system. Users and their rights are also defined in clients. A particular Automation Engine object type. 0000 which can be used in the objects of all clients.

There is a peculiarity when duplicating calendars. It is explained in the example shown below:

  1. Calendar A has a groupAn Automation Engine object type that integrates tasks so that they can be processed together. and a roll calendar keyword both of which refer to one of the calendar's keywords.
  2. Calendar A is duplicated, the copy is named B.
  3. The group and roll calendar keywords of calendar B, however, do not refer to the calendar keywordThe attribute of a Calendar object that defines which days included in the calendar. in B but to the one in calendar A

Please follow the recommendations given for transporting, importing and exporting Calendar objects.

 

See also:

Useful Calendar Keywords
Transferring SAP Calendar Definitions

 


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