AFTER or HOLD_TIME

One can delay the starting of a section until a particular time by using the HOLD_TIME JDF line. The time string can be specified as either an absolute time, or one of two relative times:

• Absolute: hour:[min:[sec]] - Hold job until the specified time today. If this time has passed, then the job will be ready for immediate execution.
• Relative(1): +day[-hour:[min:[sec]]] - Hold job until the day-th day from now at the time specified.
• Relative(2): +hour:min:sec - The time specified refers to the amount of time from the current time. The job will be eligible for release at this time.

EXAMPLES:

• 10:00:00 - This is absolute time format 1, and translates to 10:00 today. If 10:00 has passed, then the job will be immediately eligible for execution.
• +10:30:00 - This is relative format 2, and refers to 10 hours and 30 minutes from now.
• +10 - This is relative time format 2 and translates to 10 hours from now.
• +10- - This is relative time format 1 and translates to 10 hours from now.
• +1-10:00:00 - This is relative time format 1 and translates to one day from today (tomorrow) at 10:00.
• +0-10:00:00 - This is a special case, and means the next time that it is 10:00. It does not mean 0 days from now(today) at 10:00. If the command is issued on Monday at noon, then the string means Tuesday at 10:00. If the command is issued on Monday at 8:00, then the string is interpreted to be Monday at 10:00.

AFTER and HOLD_TIME are synonyms.