Set up a fiscal calendar

Set up a fiscal calendar of selected days for scheduling a job or job group. Use this type of calendar if you want to divide the fiscal year into periods other than months.

A fiscal calendar is a calendar of selected days that you can use for scheduling a job or job group. Use a fiscal calendar to define a fiscal calendar that is unique to your business. You can specify the start and end dates for each period in the fiscal year.

To set up a fiscal calendar, follow these steps:

  1. Open Work Management from your iSeries Navigator window.
  2. Right-click Advanced Job Scheduler and click Properties.
  3. On the General window, click Calendars.
  4. On the Fiscal Calendars page, click New.
  5. Specify a Name.
  6. In the Description field, type in text to describe the calendar.
  7. Click New on the Fiscal Calendar Properties window to create a new entry.
  8. Select a period and specify the start and end dates. You can specify up to 13 periods.
  9. Click OK to save the fiscal calendar entry.
  10. Repeat steps 7 through 9 as necessary.
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