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Real Date
2.5 Real Date
The real date is relevant for Workflows. It is used to calculate and check the time conditions that are
defined in the tasks (such as the earliest and latest start time or runtime monitoring).
The real date does not depend on the logical date which is used as a comparison date for checking
Calendar conditions.
The real date is determined when you generate the top Workflow and it is passed on to all its subordinate
tasks. In other words, the real date of Workflow tasks is the generation time of the top Workflow.
If there is no superordinate Workflow, the real date is the task's own generation time.
The real date can vary depending on whether the option Generate at runtime is activated.
Note that you cannot set the real date.
In a restart, the real date of the referenced run is used provided that the reference task is still active.
Otherwise, the logical date of the referenced run is used because the statistics do not yet include a real
date.
The real date of Workflows that have been activated using a Schedule is the task's start time in the
Schedule.
The real date of tasks that start recurringly is the planned start time because these tasks will be activated
and generated at this point in time.
The real date of tasks that are scheduled once at a certain time in the future depends on the option
Generate at runtime :
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"Generate at runtime" is active: The real date is the planned start time.
"Generate at runtime" is not active: The real date is the time when the task is scheduled because it
is activated at this point in time.
The real date is used for calculating and checking the following time conditions that can be set in the
properties of Workflow tasks:
Properties Task
Condition
Function
of the Real
Date
General tab
Time checkpoint - If start +xx day(s) ago
Comparison
date for the
time
checkpoint.
Earliest tab
Earliest - Current date +xxday(s)
Calculation
of the
earliest
start time.
Dependencies tab
At the latest - Start: Current date +xxday(s)
At the latest - End: Current date +xxday(s)
Calculation
of the latest
start time.