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## Effective Date Pane Overview

The effective date determines when your schedule goes into effect. A task can not run prior to its effective date. By default, the effective date is the date on which you create the schedule.

Fields on the Effective Date Pane

Field | Description
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Make the schedule ... | Select the checkbox if you want to specify when the schedule goes into effect.
On | Enter the date when you want the schedule to go into effect. To enter the date, click the arrow to the right of the field and select the date you want from the drop-down calendar. You can also use the increment arrows to the left of the field to change the month, day, or year (mm:dd:yyyy format). Click the portion of the date you want to change and then select the up or down increment arrow.

Related topics:

- "What Is a Schedule?" on page 3
- "Setting an Effective Date" on page 12

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