Special Events tab

This tab configures exceptions to the normal weekly schedule as special events. These events override and intermingle with events in the regular weekly schedule. To manage these events you use the controls at the bottom of the tab to Add, Edit, Prioritize, Rename, and Delete.

Figure 16. Special Events tab in weekly Scheduler

To view this schedule, double-click the schedule component and select the Special Events tab. The view title at the top displays the name of the schedule.

The table lists existing special events (if any) by name and summary. When you select a special event, the schedule highlights its day(s) of occurrence in the monthly calendars at the top of the view, and displays its associated event actions in the right-side column.

Property Value Description

Event Start

time of day, AM and PM with rotator

Property	Value	Description
Event Start	time of day, AM and PM with rotator	Fine tunes the start time for the event. To configure this property, select the event and either type in the time and AM, PM or use the up and down arrows.
Event Finish	time of day, AM and PM with rotator	Fine tunes the end time for the event. To configure this property, select the event and either type in the time and AM, PM or use the up and down arrows.
Event Output	null and `true` (default) or `false`	Displays numbers or text in each schedule block. What to display depends on the type of schedule. If you intend nothing to display, click the null check box. An enum schedule displays a facet name. This is why it is important to configure facets before configuring an enum schedule. If a NumericSchedule or StringSchedule, you type the value in this property, then press Enter to register it in the event block.

Fine tunes the start time for the event.

To configure this property, select the event and either type in the time and AM, PM or use the up and down arrows.

Event Finish

time of day, AM and PM with rotator

Fine tunes the end time for the event.

To configure this property, select the event and either type in the time and AM, PM or use the up and down arrows.

Event Output

null and true (default) or false

Displays numbers or text in each schedule block. What to display depends on the type of schedule.

If you intend nothing to display, click the null check box.

An enum schedule displays a facet name. This is why it is important to configure facets before configuring an enum schedule.

If a NumericSchedule or StringSchedule, you type the value in this property, then press Enter to register it in the event block.

Controls

The controls above the tabs manage the configuration of each event.

Add creates a new event.
Edit opens an existing event so you can update it.
Priority up moves the event higher in the table.
Priority down moves the event lower in the table.
Rename opens a window so you can change the event name.
Delete removes the event from the calendar.

Right-click action menu

If you right-click a selected event, this menu of options opens:

All Day Events
Clear Days
Schedule Defaults