CLSTART – Calendar common details (CLCOM segment)

Use the CLSTART statement to define the common part of a Calendar.

Table 1. Keywords for CLSTART
Keyword Description
DROP Specifies a date in the format YYMMDD, or + or – a number of days, which ensures that any calendar date preceding th date specified is dropped from the Calendar.
For example, to drop any dates over a year old issue the following command:
OPTIONS DBMODE(UPDATE)
CLSTART CALENDAR(BATCHCAL) DROP(-365)
Note: Using DROP when you have defined cyclic periods of type W (count only working days), results in interval dates shifting if you drop the dates that are after the period origin date.
CALENDAR Specifies the name of the Calendar.
DESCR Specifies the description of the Calendar, up to 30 characters.
SHIFT Specifies a value, in the HHMM format, to define the end of a work day that comes immediately before a free day in the calendar. The default value is 0000.