The Simple Management Subsystem can be used to automatically set the Next Move Date of a Volume at the point it is moved to a new Target Repository.

This can be enabled at either a Target Repository level, or at an individual Volume level.

• Customer-ID: Displays current Customer, non editable.
• Index: Simple Management Rule index number, non editable.
• Description: User friendly Simple Management Rule description (20 char length max).

• Active
  • True: Simple Management Rule is active.
  • False: Simple Management Rule is inactive.
• Restore
  • True: Use previous Next Move Date, rather than calculating new date, if date is in the future.
  • False: Ignore previous Next Move Date and calculate new date.
• Scope
  • Exclusion Days
    • Sunday
      • True
      • False
    • Monday
      • True
      • False
    • Tuesday
      • True
      • False
    • Wednesday
      • True
      • False
    • Thursday
      • True
      • False
    • Friday
      • True
      • False
    • Saturday
      • True
      • False
  • Movement Days
    • From Repository Filter
    • To Repository Filter
  • Volume Attributes
    • Media-ID Filter
    • Volume-ID Filter
    • Data Cluster

The purpose of the calculations is to set the Next Move date based on the set criteria.

The information displayed under the Calculations tab varies depending on the Rule Type selected.

The following information is separated according to the Rule Type selected.

Rule Type: Permanent

Sets Next Move Date to Permanent

Rule Type: Day And/Or Month

• Rule Options
  • Day of week: Set the Next Move Date to the day of:
    • Sunday
    • Monday
    • Tuesday
    • Wednesday
    • Thursday
    • Friday
    • Saturday
  • Of: Set the frequency of the selected day to:
    • Every Week Of The Month
    • The 1st Week Of The Month
    • The 2nd Week Of The Month
    • The 3rd Week Of The Month
    • The 4th Week Of The Month
    • The 5th Week Of The Month
• Advanced
  • Iterations
    • Adjustments
      • Days
      • Then Adjust To
        • None
        • Next
        • Previous
        • Closest
    • Skips
      • Days
        • Sunday
          • True
          • False
        • Monday
          • True
          • False
        • Tuesday
          • True
          • False
        • Wednesday
          • True
          • False
        • Thursday
          • True
          • False
        • Friday
          • True
          • False
        • Saturday
          • True
          • False
      • Holidays
      • Also Skip Last
        • Nothing
        • Day Of The Month
        • Weekday Of The Month
        • Thursday Of The Month
        • Friday Of The Month
        • Saturday Of The Month
        • Sunday Of The Month
        • Monday Of The Month

Rule Type: In Days

• Rule Options
  • Days
  • Use Weekdays
    • True
    • False
  • Use A Base Date
    • True
    • False
• Advanced
  • Iterations
  • Adjustments
    • Days
    • Then Adjust To
      • None
      • Next
      • Previous
      • Closest
  • Skips
    • Days
      • Sunday
        • True
        • False
      • Monday
        • True
        • False
      • Tuesday
        • True
        • False
      • Wednesday
        • True
        • False
      • Thursday
        • True
        • False
      • Friday
        • True
        • False
      • Saturday
        • True
        • False
  • Holidays
  • Also Skip Last
    • Nothing
    • Day Of The Month
    • Weekday Of The Month
    • Thursday Of The Month
    • Friday Of The Month
    • Saturday Of The Month
    • Sunday Of The Month
    • Monday Of The Month

Rule Type: Days Of Month/Year

• Rule Options
  • Day
  • Off The
    • Month
    • Year
  • Advanced
    • Iterations
    • Adjustments
      • Days
      • Then Adjust To
        • None
        • Next
        • Previous
        • Closest
      • Skips
        • Days
          • Sunday
            • True
            • False
          • Monday
            • True
            • False
          • Tuesday
            • True
            • False
          • Wednesday
            • True
            • False
          • Thursday
            • True
            • False
          • Friday
            • True
            • False
          • Saturday
            • True
            • False
      • Holidays
      • Also Skip Last
        • Nothing
        • Day Of The Month
        • Weekday Of The Month
        • Thursday Of The Month
        • Friday Of The Month
        • Saturday Of The Month
        • Sunday Of The Month
        • Monday Of The Month

Rule Type: Restore Previous Date

Sets the Next Move Date to the previous value.