PI94456: (INTERVAL) SCHEDULED TRIGGERS NOT RESPECTING OFFSET/START TIME ENTERED

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• You can fill out an interval scheduled trigger however you
  wish, but when you put in the start time you wish for the
  trigger to start executing, it is ignored and only the interval
  is retained (thereby executing the schedule immediately upon
  the next interval).
  
  EX. (current time is 13:00):
  Interval 10 min.
  Start Time 18:00
  
  Next fire time is 13:10 instead of 18:00 or 18:10
  

Local fix

• APAR to be created; do not use schedules
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All                                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When creating/modifying an interval schedule, the field      *
  * "Start Time" is described in a confusing manner. What this   *
  * field does, is to specify an anchor value that is used to    *
  * calculate the instances of time that the schedule should run *
  * at. For example, if the current time is 4:50PM, the interval *
  * is 30 (minutes), and the start time is set to 17:00          *
  * (5:00PM), then the next occurrence of this interval schedule *
  * will be at 5PM. However, if the interval is 6 minutes, and   *
  * the start time is 17:00 (current time is still 4:50PM), then *
  * the next occurrence is going to be 4:54PM. This is           *
  * calculated by starting at 5:00PM (start time or anchor time) *
  * and moving back by 6 minutes at a time, before moving past   *
  * the current time in reverse order. Therefore, the "start     *
  * time" is used as an anchor value.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The description for "start time" should be modified to explain
  what this field does and how it reflects in the calculation. The
  behavior is working as expected. The description is fixed in UCB
  6.1.3.2.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels