Understanding Rolling Schedules

When the current schedule has ended, the schedule period must be rolled to the next period so that the work assignment and scheduling programs display the new schedule period. The schedule for the next period is reviewed by the scheduler prior to rolling the schedule to ensure that it is complete and that it has been saved.

You run the Maintenance Schedule Roll Periods program to move the Current Period flag in the Maintenance Schedule Period program to the next schedule period. This program is typically run for a schedule period and checks the date range of the current schedule with the through date in the processing options. If the through date is greater than the current period date range, the system increments the current period to the next period. The system date is automatically supplied as the through date if the Through Date field is left blank. You can also manually reset the current period using the Maintenance Schedule Periods program.

Note: The Maintenance Schedule Roll Periods program is typically run on a regular schedule using a system date to initiate the roll of the current period.