Properties tab

This tab configures schedule properties.
Figure 17.   Properties tab in weekly Scheduler
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To view this schedule, double-click the schedule component and select the Properties tab.

 
NOTE: Another configuration property is also available, but only on the Property Sheet view of a weekly schedule.
 
Property Value Description
Effective Period calendars Configures when the special event applies in the schedule.

By default, a weekly schedule is always in effect. When not in effect, the event’s output (Out slot) changes to its default output value, regardless of its weekly schedule or any special events.

In most cases, you leave weekly schedules always in effect. However, if you have an application for a schedule that is in effect only at certain times, use the drop–down from and to lists below the calendars to limit the effective period. When you save the changes, the calendar highlights only effective days.

Default Output null or value (defaults based on the type of schedule: false for BooleanSchedules and null for the other three schedule types Defines what the Event Output value should be when the time in the schedule is undefined. The white area in the calendar indicates where the default value displays. The default output value is also used whenever the schedule is not effective.

null may be a valid choice depending on control logic.

Facets Config Facets window (default based on the type of schedule:
BooleanSchedule trueText: true, falseText: false
EnumSchedule — range: (not defined)
NumericSchedule — units: (null), precision: 1
StringSchedule — (not applicable)
Determine how its output value is formatted for display. For example, instead of true and false for a BooleanSchedule, you may need On and Off. Assigned facets appear in scheduler views when adding events and displaying summary data.Facets are especially important for EnumSchedule. You need to define range facets before you add weekly schedule events (to pick an event’s enumerated value). Range facets should match those used in any controlled (output-linked) enum writables.

In the case of string schedules (as for all string-type components) facets have no application.

Cleanup Special Events true (default) or false Determines what happens to events that have already occurred.

true automatically deletes one-time special events that have occurred (and will not be effective again). Deleted special events send a message to the schedule log, and the event no longer appears in the Special Events tab.

false retains one-time even though they will not occur again.