The specifications that you can provide on the Variables for Vectors screen for the variables used in this example are shown in the following table.
Variable
Description
Type
Scope
Length
Start
Assignment
tod or dow variables
T
Current time of day
tod
G
Obtains the current time of day from the system clock in 0000 - 2359 format
D
Current day of the week
dow
G
Obtains the current day of week in 1- 7 format (1=Sunday)
Start time or close time variables
O
Opening time, all days of week
collect
G
4
1
0700
L (In the current example, Monday through Thursday closing time defines an upper bound on the latest possible closing time for any day of the week. Therefore, variable designation L is used to signify the latest possible closing time.)
