Parameters

type

Specifies a single-character identifier from A to Z or 0 to 9. To apply this deadline definition to a job, the type must be indicated in the DEADLINE parameter on the job's //*MAIN control statement.

prtyset

Indicates the initial change in priority. This parameter is a priority level (1-14) to be set, or an incremental value to be added to a job's priority. An incremental value must be preceded by a plus sign (+). If the prtyset value is less than or equal to the job's priority, the job priority is not modified.

timeset

Specifies the time in minutes, hours, or TOD clock time, when a job priority is to be set to prtyset. This parameter represents the lead time for a job, that is, the amount of time required for a job to start and finish by the deadline associated in the DEADLINE parameter of the //*MAIN control statement.

To indicate time in minutes, specify the letter M immediately following the time; such as 1M for 1 minute. To indicate time in hours, specify the letter H immediately following the time; such as 1H for 1 hour. The range of acceptable values is from 0 to 1440 minutes or hours (depending on whether M or H is specified).

To indicate TOD clock time, specify the time in hours and minutes (for example, 1045 indicates 10 hours and 45 minutes). The range of acceptable values is from 0 to 1440.

prtychng

Specifies either a subsequent priority level change overriding prtyset or subsequent increments to be added to prtyset. If you indicate a new priority level, it will be the priority of a job until its completion. If you indicate a priority increment, it will be added periodically until a job either completes or reaches the highest priority level (14). An incremental value must be preceded by a plus sign (+). When prtychng is specified, timincr must also be specified.

timincr

Specifies the amount of time in minutes, hours, or TOD clock time before the prtyset priority is to be updated by prtychng. To indicate time in minutes, specify the letter M following the time; such as 1M for 1 minute. To indicate the time in hours, specify the letter H following the time; such as 1H for 1 hour.

To indicate TOD clock time, specify the time in hours and minutes (for example, 1045 indicates 10 hours and 45 minutes).