Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide

Controlling Production

Using a Positive Production Day Offset

Using a Positive Production Day Offset 

Agent Running Ahead of the Master

Setting a positive production day offset moves the start of the production day forward. In the example below, the 
difference between time zones is shown in a solid line and the production day offset is shown in a dotted line.

This example shows an agent that is five hours ahead of the master. A production day offset of positive three (+3) shifts 
the start of the production day (0000) three hours ahead in calendar time for both master and agent. A job defined to run 
at 0500 on the production day of August 11th launches at 0000 on August 10th on the master’s production day. 

Agent Running Behind the Master

Setting a positive production day offset moves the start of the production day forward. In the example below, the 
difference between time zones is shown with a solid arrow and the production day offset is shown with a dotted arrow. 
This example has a positive production day offset of two hours ahead with the agent running eight hours behind the 
master. Thus a job defined to run at 2200 on the production day of August 10th is launched at 0600 on August 11th due 
to the difference in time zones.