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admin:schedules_periods [2019/10/22 17:46] – [Permission to add/edit schedules and periods] Emily Porrelloadmin:schedules_periods [2021/10/08 11:12] (current) – Gary Willetts
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-====== 21.05. Schedules and periods ======+====== 25.04. Schedules and periods ====== 
 +===== Schedules and periods  ===== 
 +**Schedules** are regular timeframes (e.g. monthly, fortnightly) that may be used for cyclical operations, such as program orders (special types of requisitions). There is no limit to the number of schedules.
  
-===== Permission to add/edit schedules and periods  =====+**Periods** are specific timeframes which exist //within// schedules. Periods have a distinct start and end date. They must be sequential and must not have any overlapping dates or gaps between periods.
  
-<WRAP center round important 50%> +===== Permission to add/edit schedules and periods  ===== 
-Schedules and periods can only be added and edited on the **central server**. Permission must be switched on for a user to perform this function. +<WRAP center round important 60%> 
 +In a [[other_stuff:remote_sync|sync system]], schedules and periods must be added on the **central server** and will then sync to other sites. Permission must be switched on for a user to add/edit schedules and periods. 
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 3. Click **OK**. 3. Click **OK**.
  
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 +===== Adding schedules and periods  ===== 
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 +1. In the menu bar, click **Special** then **Periods...** 
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 +2. To create a new schedule, click the plus icon next to **Schedules**. 
 +{{ :admin:schedules_periods.png?400 |}} 
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 +3. Name the schedule and click **Save**. 
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 +{{ :admin:schedule_add_new.png?400 |}} 
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 +4. To add periods within a schedule, highlight the schedule and click the plus icon next to **Periods**. 
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 +{{ :admin:schedule_highlight.png?400 |}} 
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 +5. Name the period, enter its start and end dates, then click **Save**. You can type dates in the boxes or click the icon to select dates from the calendar. 
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 +{{ :admin:period_add_new.png?400 |}} 
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 +6. Keep adding all the periods within the schedule. If necessary, you can edit a period by double clicking on it.  
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 +7. When you are finished, click **Save**. 
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 +**Once a schedule has been saved, it CANNOT be edited.**  
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 +Check closely before clicking the final **Save** button!</WRAP> 
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 +{{ :admin:schedule_periods_save.png?400 |}} 
 + 
 +===== Using Schedules in Programs ===== 
 +The most common use of schedules is for setting up programs for supplying different facilities on different schedules. 
 +You can read more about using programs [[items:programs|here]] 
  
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