NetBatch Manual

Run Calendar Generation and Display
NetBatch Manual—522460-004
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Formatting Source Data
mth
specifies the first of the month where mth is the first three characters
of the month name. For example, /JAN specifies the first of January;
/DEC specifies the first of December. You can combine this option with
option n to specify a day other than the first of the month. For example,
/JAN/18 specifies the eighteenth of January.
Q[ n]
specifies a quarterly frequency occurring at month-end n months after
the end of each calendar-year quarter (31 March, 30 June, 30
September, and 31 December). n can be 1 or 2. For example, /Q
specifies a quarterly frequency occurring at the end of March, June,
September, and December; /Q2 specifies the end of February, May,
August, and November.
Y[ n]
specifies a yearly frequency occurring at month-end n months after
year-end (31 December). n is a number in the range 1 through 11. For
example, /Y specifies a yearly frequency occurring at the end of
December; /Y6 specifies the end of June.
+n
specifies a frequency in days from the day before the current system
date. n is a number in the range 1 through 32767. For example, /+7
specifies a frequency of once a week; /+14 specifies a fortnightly
frequency. You cannot combine other frequency options with this option
if it is the first option.
-n
specifies the number of days to subtract from another frequency
option. n is a number in the range 1 through 32767. For example, /M/-5
specifies a monthly frequency occurring five days before month-end.
You cannot specify this option on its own.
You can combine frequency options when you want to specify a
frequency you cannot specify by entering an option on its own. For
example, there is no single option to specify the last Friday of each
month. To specify these Fridays, combine options M, -n, and day in the
form /M/-6/FRI.
When combining frequency options, you must specify them in order of
frequency, with longer frequencies coming before shorter frequencies.
For example, year must come before month, month before day of the
month, and day of the month before day of the week. The exceptions
are +n and -n, which you can use to qualify any option. You must
separate combined options with a diagonal (/).