### Using schedule categories Occupancy is the only default schedule category. It is a binary schedule category that allows a zone or piece of equipment to be defined as On when a space is occupied and Off when it is unoccupied. You can add custom schedule categories to handle other conditions if the equipment’s control program includes a Time Clock microblock. For example, you can add a multi-state schedule category to control lights: on during work hours, off at night, and dim for janitorial work.
Click for details below Creating a custom schedule category To add a custom schedule category in the WebCTRL® interface To view, edit, or delete a schedule category
#### Creating a custom schedule category Create the custom schedule category in the EIKON® application. See "To use custom alarm and schedule categories" in EIKON® Help. In the EIKON® application, select the new category from the Schedule Category droplist in a the schedule microblock. Create the same custom schedule category in the WebCTRL® interface. The Reference Name must be identical to the category's name in the EIKON® application. See "To add a custom schedule category in the WebCTRL® interface" below.
#### To add a custom schedule category in the WebCTRL® interface TIP Study the default Occupancy category to understand the various properties you need to set when adding a new schedule category. PREREQUISITES Add the custom schedule category in the EIKON® application. See "To use custom alarm and schedule categories" in EIKON® Help. In the EIKON® application, select the new category from the Schedule Category droplist in a Time Clock microblock. On the System Configuration tree, click to the left of the Categories folder, then click Schedule. Click Add. Enter values or add items for the fields in each section of the page. See table below. NOTE The fields that you see depend on selections you made in previous sections. Click Accept.
Field | Notes
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Category Name | The name used in the WebCTRL® interface
Reference Name | Must be unique in the database, be lowercase, and not contain any spaces. This name must be identical to the name of the custom schedule category that you added in the EIKON® application. Do not use occupancy as the reference name.
Allowed Type | Replace Undefined with one of the following: Boolean: binary (on/off, true/false) condition Multi State: list of integer-defined states. For example, 1=off, 2=on, 3=dim
Default Value | Displays what schedule value is in effect for times not specified by the schedule. To set this value, in the Allowed Values table, select the value that you want to use as the default, then click the Make Default OK button.
Allowed Values | If you selected Boolean above, select True Value or False Value. If you selected Multi State, click the Add Value button to create each schedule state.
Allowed Value Description | The name used in the WebCTRL® interface.
Pattern | Type `none`, `dark`, or `/_common/lvl5/graphics/patterns/xxx.gif`, where xxx.gif is any .gif file in the webroot\_common\lvl5\graphics\patterns folder.
Priority Description | The name used in the WebCTRL® interface.
Index | Represents this priority’s relative level of importance within this schedule category. The WebCTRL® application automatically assigns the priority index, which is zero for the first priority level. The higher the index value, the higher the priority of the schedule type relative to other schedules. BACnet limits the number of priority indices to 16.
Color | Color of the schedule bar on the Schedules page.
Schedule Types | The Weekly type is available for Index 0 only. The Allow Wildcards and Partial Day options affect all selected schedule types.
Default Schedule | The default schedule used when this category is selected. Create the schedule by adding segments for each state until every hour in the 24-hour schedule is covered by a segment. EXCEPTION If you selected Partial Day in the Schedule Types field, you do not have to add segments for the entire 24-hour period.
#### To view, edit, or delete a schedule category On the System Configuration tree, click to the left of the Categories folder, then click Schedule. In the table, select the category you want to edit or delete. Edit the fields or click Delete. Click Accept.