Defining patterns
Prerequisites
Before you define a pattern, you must define the recurrences on which the pattern is based. For more information, refer to Defining recurrences.
To create patterns
A pattern consists of pattern moments based on one or more recurrences, pattern exceptions, and times of day, as shown in the following diagram:
To combine recurrences
You can combine multiple recurrences, as shown in the following diagram:
In this diagram, pattern PATRN1 is based on two recurrences: R0001 and R0002.
- Recurrence R0001 selects every Monday and Friday.
- Recurrence R0002 selects the 12th and 24th of every month.
PATRN 1 has one exception, which excludes January 1st of every year.
Procedure
To define a pattern, complete the following steps:
- Define recurrences. For more information, refer to Defining recurrences.
- Use the Patterns (tcccp0190m000) session to define a pattern code.
- Use the Patterns (tcccp0190m000) session to add the recurrences to the pattern.
- Use the Times of Day by Pattern (tcccp0193m000) session to specify the times of day. Times are defined as local times; the time zone is unspecified.
- Use the Pattern Exceptions (tcccp0192m000) session to specify any exceptions you require.
- Use the Generate Pattern Moments (tcccp0295m000) session to generate the pattern moments.
To view the generated pattern moments, use the Pattern Moments (tcccp0195m000) session.