Inside Automation Engine > Date and Time > Real Date

Real Date

The real date is relevant for workflows. It is used to calculate and check the time conditions that are defined in the tasks (such as the earliest and latest start time or runtimeThe duration of a task's execution. It refers to the period between a task's start and end. It does not include its activation period (see also: activation and start). monitoring).

The real date does not depend on the logical date which is used as a comparison date for checking calendar conditions.

The real date is determined when you generate the top 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."] and it is passed on to all its subordinate tasks. In other words, the real date of workflow tasks is the generation time of the top workflow.
If there is no superordinate workflow, the real date is the taskAn executable object that is running. Tasks are also referred to as activities.'s own generation time.

The real date can vary depending on whether the option Generate at runtime is activated.

Note that you cannot set the real date.

In a restartA restart refers to the repetition of an object's execution. This action differs from a new start in some parts., the real date of the referenced run is used provided that the reference task is still active. Otherwise, the logical dateThe logical date is used as a comparison date for checking Calendar conditions. of the referenced run is used because the statisticsThis is a list of a task's previous runs. do not yet include a real date.

The real date of workflows that have been activated using a Schedule is the task's start time in the Schedule.

The real date of tasks that start recurringly is the planned start time because these tasks will be activated and generated at this point in time.

The real date of tasks that are scheduled once at a certain time in the future depends on the option Generate at runtime :

The real date is used for calculating and checking the following time conditions that can be set in the properties of workflow tasks:

Properties Task Condition Function of the Real Date
General tab Time checkpoint - If start +xx day(s) ago Comparison date for the time checkpoint.
Earliest tab Earliest - Current date +xxday(s) Calculation of the earliest start time.
Dependencies tab At the latest - Start: Current date +xxday(s)
At the latest - End: Current date +xxday(s)
Calculation of the latest start time.
Runtime tab Maximum runtime (MRT) - Current date +xxday(s) Comparison date for the maximum runtime.

 

See also:

Workflow
Logical Date

 


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