Special Events tab
Figure 111. Special Events editor
You access this tab by clicking , double-clicking a schedule, and clicking the Special Events tab.
The Special Events editor is comprised of two primary areas: the Special Events table and a 24-hour time pane.
Buttons above the table
In addition to the standard control buttons (Rename, Delete, and Export), these control buttons, located above the Special Events table, manage special events:
Add opens a view or window for creating a new record in the database.
Edit opens the Edit window.
Move Up and Move Down change the sequence of rows in the direction indicated one selected row at a time.
Rename opens the Rename window with which to change the name of the selected item
Delete removes the selected record (row) from the database table. This button is available when you select an item.
Export opens the Export window for creating a PDF or CSV formatted report of the current table.
Buttons above the events day
These control buttons, located above the Events day, apply to the day view on the right.
All Day Event sets up an event that starts at 12 am and ends at 12 am the next day.
Clear Day removes all events on the selected day.
Copy Day copies all events for the selected day to use with the paste button.
Paste Day places all events copied from another day into the selected day. This button is active only if you used the copy
day button first.
Special Events table
Special Events table columns
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Reports the name that describes the event or function. |
| Summary |
Special Events properties
| Column | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Start | hour:minutes, AM, PM | Fine tunes the start time. For any event, this time is inclusive. The event extends to, but does not include the end time. In other words, there is no output “blip” between adjacent events, even across days. For example, if a Monday event ends at midnight, a Tuesday event starts at midnight. Schedule output continues, provided both events have the same Output value. |
| Finish | hour:minutes, AM, PM | Fine tunes the end time. |
| Output | drop-down list | The system routes this value to the access device at the schedule times. |
Add event window
Creates a special one-off event or references a calendar schedule, which defines a recurring special event.
This window opens when you click the Add button () to create a new special event.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Display Name | text | Defines a name that describes the event or function. |
| Type | drop-down list | Determines the selection criteria for day or days, with the following choices: Date:(default) defines type by various combinations of weekday, numerical date, month or month combinations, and year.
Refer to Add (or edit) date range window Week And Day defines the type by By combination of day of week, week in month, month.
Refer to Add (or edit) week and day window. Date Range defines the type by start and end range, using for each a combination of day, month, year. Custom defines type by various combinations of day, month, weekdays, and year.
Refer to Add (or edit) custom window. Reference adds a pre-defined Calendar Schedule to your calendar if you have one already setup. Selecting Reference opens a second Add window that lists all calendar schedules (Calendars) available in the station, by path. Select any one
for the day(s) portion of this special event.
Refer to Add (or edit) reference window |
Add (or edit) date window
This window serves both the weekly and calendar schedules. Its four drop-down lists configure a one-off or recurring special event.
Figure 112. Add/Edit date window
This window opens when you select Date for the Type property on the Add event window.
You can make only one selection for each property. This includes an Any... option, in addition to the specific options.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the week | drop-down list, default: Any Weekday | Identifies the day of the week: Sunday, Monday, etc. |
| Day in the month | drop-down list, default: Any Day | Identifies the day of the month: 1, 2, ... 31. |
| Month of the year | drop-down list, default: Any Month | Identifies the month of the year: Jan, Feb, etc. |
| Year | drop-down list, default: Any Year | Identifies the year up to and including 2025. |
You can make only one selection for each property. The default of an Any... is also valid for each. The system adds all properties together.
For example, if you select a weekday of Tuesday, a day of the month of 5, and leave the remaining properties configured as
Any... the system specifies the event to occur on the fifth of any month in any year that happens to fall on a Tuesday. If a month
has no Tuesday the fifth, then no event occurs that month.
Add (or edit) date range window
This Edit window defines an event, such as a conference or trade show, that has a one-off or recurring start and end date.
This window opens when you select a Date Range option for the Type property in the Add window.
The starting date for the range is at the top of the window.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the month | drop-down list, default: Any Day | Identifies the day of the month: 1, 2, ... 31. |
| Month of the year | drop-down list, default: Any Month | Identifies the month of the year: Jan, Feb, etc. |
| Year | drop-down list, default: Any Year | Identifies the year up to and including 2025. |
Each property offers an Any... option, in addition to a specific selection (day-of-month, month-of-year, year). You make only one selection in each. The
system calculates the from and through dates in the range based on this input.
The start day can be after the end day. For example, the start day can be in December and the end day in March. Such an event begins in December and continues through January and February.
Add (or edit) week and day window
This window configures a regular event that is independent of the year and specific day of the month. Two of the monthly options available in this window allow you to define an event that occurs every-other month through the year.
This option opens when you select Week and Day for the Type property in the Add window.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the week | drop-down list, default: Any Weekday | Identifies the day of the week: Sunday, Monday, etc. |
| Week in the month | drop-down list, default: Any Week | Identifies the week number in the month: Week 1, Week 2, etc. and Last 7 Days. |
| Month of the year | drop-down list, default: Any Month | Identifies the month of the year: Jan, Feb, etc. It includes options to specify every other month beginning with January (Jan) and every other month beginning with February (Feb). |
Add (or edit) custom window
If the other combinations do not work, this Edit window offers another way to define date information.
This window opens when you select Custom for the Type property in the Add window.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the month | drop-down list, default: Any Day | Identifies the day of the month: 1, 2, ... 31. |
| Month of the year | drop-down list, default: Any Month | Identifies the month of the year: Jan, Feb, etc. |
| Day of the week | drop-down list, default: Any Weekday | Identifies the day of the week: Sunday, Monday, etc. |
| Week in the month | drop-down list, default: Any Week | Identifies the week number in the month: Week 1, Week 2, etc. and Last 7 Days. |
| Year | drop-down list, default: Any Year | Identifies the year up to and including 2025. |
Add (or edit) reference window
This window defines the calendar schedule to associate with this weekly schedule.
Calendar Schedule usage by special event reference allows global changing of day definitions, where multiple weekly schedules can reference one or more calendar schedules. Any edit of a calendar schedule affects all weekly schedules containing the special event that references it.
Figure 113. Example of a referenced calendar schedule
The figure above shows a portion of its Special Events tab, listing a single special event that references a calendar schedule. This indicates that the special event (a holiday calendar day) is defined remotely in the configuration of the referenced calendar schedule.
The unlabeled property in the Edit window contains the slot ORD for the calendar schedule. You select it from a drop-down list.
Special Events right-click menu and other controls
Selecting an event on the Special Events tab and right-clicking opens the right-click menu.
Figure 114. Right-click menu
Special event menu options may include the following:
Edit— Edit day(s) selection criteria (without changing the special event type). This is the same selecting the event and clicking the Edit button ().
Rename— Rename selected special event. This is the same as selecting the event and clicking the Rename button ().
Move Up— Move special event to a higher priority. This is the same as selecting the event and clicking the Move Up button (
).
Move Down— Move special event to a lower priority. This is the same as selecting the event and clicking the Move Down button (
).
Delete— Removes the selected special event from the schedule component. This is the same as selecting the event and clicking the Delete button ().