Real Date

The real date is relevant for workflows. It is used to calculate and check the time conditions that are defined in the tasks (such as the earliest and latest start time or runtime monitoring).

The real date does not depend on the logical date which is used as a comparison date for checking calendar conditions.

The real date is determined when you generate the top workflow and it is passed on to all its subordinate tasks. In other words, the real date of workflow tasks is the generation time of the top workflow.
If there is no superordinate workflow, the real date is the task's own generation time.

The real date can vary depending on whether the option Generate at runtime is activated.

Note that you cannot set the real date.

In a restart, the real date of the referenced run is used provided that the reference task is still active. Otherwise, the logical date of the referenced run is used because the statistics do not yet include a real date.

The real date of workflows that have been activated using a Schedule is the task's start time in the Schedule.

The real date of tasks that start recurringly is the planned start time because these tasks will be activated and generated at this point in time.

The real date of tasks that are scheduled once at a certain time in the future depends on the option Generate at runtime :

"Generate at runtime" is active: The real date is the planned start time.
"Generate at runtime" is not active: The real date is the time when the task is scheduled because it is activated at this point in time.

The real date is used for calculating and checking the following time conditions that can be set in the properties of workflow tasks:

Properties Task	Condition	Function of the Real Date
General tab	Time checkpoint - If start +xx day(s) ago	Comparison date for the time checkpoint.
Earliest tab	Earliest - Current date +xxday(s)	Calculation of the earliest start time.
Dependencies tab	At the latest - Start: Current date +xxday(s) At the latest - End: Current date +xxday(s)	Calculation of the latest start time.
Runtime tab	Maximum runtime (MRT) - Current date +xxday(s)	Comparison date for the maximum runtime.