%%A=%%ODATE

The %%A variable is resolved to the original scheduling date of the job. %%A is local to the job.

%%\A=%%ODATE

Global variable %%\A is assigned to the original scheduling date of the job. %%A can be referenced by Control-M/Server or any agent in the data centerControl-M/Server. All references to variable %%A resolve to the %%ODATE value for the job in which %%A was set.

%%\A=%%@ODATE

Global variable %%\A is resolved to the original scheduling date of the job. If %%A is referenced by Control-M/Server or a job in any agent in the Control-M/Server, it resolves to the current value of variable %%ODATE.

@ indicates that %%\A should contain a value to be resolved by each job that uses it (in this case, ODATE).

%%#A
(on Linux or UNIX)

%%%#%A
(on Windows)

%%#A is not resolved. The text string %%A is returned.