Managing recurring time conditions

To manage a recurring time condition for a condition, you can use the Recurring Time Condition page. To define, view, or modify a time condition, use the New, View, or Modify actions on the Recurring Time Conditions tab on the Condition page.

In the Recurring Time Condition page you define the details of a recurring time condition. A timed condition is identified by the name in the Name field and described in more detail by the following fields.

A recurring time condition defines weekly repeating periods. They describe the time of the day when provisioning of additional capacity is allowed and the days of the week for which these times apply. The provisioning period may start on one day and end on the following day. The specification of a recurring time condition is optional, however there must be at least one nonrecurring or one recurring time condition for a valid condition.

The format of the date and time is determined by the language setting of your browser.

All dates and times are displayed using the time zone displayed. The time zone can be changed using the Settings link in the Overview tab. A change affects the display of all policies. The actual date and time values are stored in the repository as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Table 1. Fields on the Recurring Time Condition page
Field	Description
Name	Name of the time condition. It must be unique across all nonrecurring and recurring time conditions in the policy. Refer to Naming Conventions in order to find out which names are allowed.
Start Date	The date of the first day on which the Provisioning Manager can provision additional capacity.
End Date	The date of the last day on which the Provisioning Manager can provision additional capacity. This must be after the Start Date.
Mon	Check this box, if Monday is a day of the week on which provisioning of additional capacity is allowed. The time when the Provisioning Manager can start to provision additional capacity on the checked day is defined in the Start Time column. Deadline and End Time can be on the following day. This is the case if these times are before the Start Time.
Tue	Check this box, if provisioning is allowed on Tuesday.
Wed	Check this box, if provisioning is allowed on Wednesday.
Thu	Check this box, if provisioning is allowed on Thursday.
Fri	Check this box, provisioning is allowed on Friday.
Sat	Check this box, provisioning is allowed on Saturday.
Sun	Check this box, provisioning is allowed on Sunday.
Start Time	The time of the selected day at which the Provisioning Manager can start to provision additional capacity.
Deadline Time	The time of the selected day when no further capacity will be provisioned. Additional capacity which is already provisioned can remain active until the End Time or until the capacity is no longer needed. The Deadline must be between the start and the end of the provisioning period. If the Deadline is on the following day, the time is before Start Time.
End Time	The time of the selected day at which the Provisioning Manager starts to deprovision additional capacity. If the provisioning period ends on the following day, End Time is before Start Time.

Open the Defined Recurring Time Conditions section to see the table of already defined recurring time conditions for the current condition to have a quick reference.

Procedures to manage recurring time conditions

Define a new recurring time condition

Select the Capacity Provisioning task under the Performance category in the navigation area. The Capacity Provisioning page is displayed.
In the Overview tab, click the Policies link. The Policies page is displayed
Open the policy you want to modify in modify mode.
Select the Rules tab.
Create a new rule or open an existing one.
Select the Conditions tab.
Create a new condition or open an existing one.
Select the Recurring Time Conditions tab.
From the Actions menu, select New. The Recurring Time Condition page is displayed.
Specify the name, the start and the end date, the allowed days of the week and the start, deadline, and end time as described in the table above.
Click OK to accept the changes. If the time condition contains incompatible specifications a Messages window is displayed. The newly created time condition is displayed in the Recurring Time Conditions table.

Modify an existing recurring time condition

Select the Capacity Provisioning task under the Performance category in the navigation area. The Capacity Provisioning page is displayed.
In the Overview tab, click the Policies link. The Policies page is displayed.
Open the policy you want to modify in modify mode.
Select the Rules tab.
Clink on a rule in the table.
Select the Conditions tab.
Click on a condition in the table.
Select the Recurring Time Conditions tab.
Open the Recurring Time Condition page by clicking the link to the time condition you want to modify.
Change the name, the start and the end date, the allowed days of the week and the start, deadline, and end time as described in the table above.
Click OK to accept the changes. If the time condition contains incompatible specifications a Messages window is displayed. The modified time condition is displayed in the Recurring Time Conditions table.

View an existing recurring time condition

Select the Capacity Provisioning task under the Performance category in the navigation area. The Capacity Provisioning page is displayed.
In the Overview tab, click the Policies link. The Policies page is displayed.
Open a policy in view mode.
Select the Rules tab.
Open the Rule page by clicking the link to the rule whose details you want to display.
Select the Conditions tab.
Open the Condition page by clicking the link to the condition whose details you want to display.
Select the Recurring Time Conditions tab.
Open the Recurring Time Condition page by clicking the link to the time condition whose details you want to display.