Weekly Schedule tab

This tab schedules regular events that repeat from week to week based on the day of the week and the time of day. By default, existing events appear as colored blocks, while unscheduled (default output) time appears in white.

Figure 15. Scheduler view for a weekly schedule

To view this schedule, double-click the schedule component and select the Weekly Schedule tab.

The view title at the top displays the name of the schedule.

The grid provides a visual representation of the schedule.

You use the tabs in this view to edit the schedule.

NOTE: The finish time for an event is the first time value after the event time range. The start time is inclusive.

Properties

Property Value Description

Event Start time of day, AM and PM with up and down arrows Fine tunes the start time for the event.

Event Finish time of day, AM and PM with up and down arrows Fine tunes the end time for the event.

Event Output

Property	Value	Description
Event Start	time of day, AM and PM with up and down arrows	Fine tunes the start time for the event.
Event Finish	time of day, AM and PM with up and down arrows	Fine tunes the end time for the event.
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.

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.

Tabs

Weekly Schedule manages Sunday through Saturday (weekly) event times and values. Use this to define regular weekly events.
Special Events manages all exceptions to the defined weekly schedule as special events. Use this to define special event times.
Properties configures important properties, such as default output, the schedule effective times, special event cleanup operation, and schedule facets.
Summary, for any selected day, provides a tabular summary of all schedule events with source.

Right-click action menu

Right-click on a day for an event menu. Event menu options are straightforward, and may include the following:

Delete Event removes the selected event from the schedule.
Paste Day works with Copy Day to paste the selected day’s event into another day.
All Day Event extends the currently selected or last entered event for the entire day.
Apply M-F applies the selected event to each day from Monday through Friday.
Copy Day copies the selected event in preparation to paste it elsewhere in the schedule.
Clear Day removes all events for the selected day.
Clear Week removes all events for the entire week.