Control found in a window, page or report

• on a daily, weekly or montly basis,

• A Scheduler control can be anchored:
  • via the positioning table in WEBDEV.
• Versions 17 and later
  Scheduler controls are available in Scheduler reports. For more details on how schedulers work in reports, see Scheduler report.
  New in version 17
  Scheduler controls are available in Scheduler reports. For more details on how schedulers work in reports, see Scheduler report.
  Scheduler controls are available in Scheduler reports. For more details on how schedulers work in reports, see Scheduler report.
• In Linux, Scheduler controls are available only in pages of WEBDEV sites for Linux. Scheduler controls are not available in windows of WINDEV applications for Linux.

1. On the "Creation" pane, in the "Graphic controls" group, expand "Time" and select "Scheduler".
2. Click where the control will be created in the window or page.
3. The Scheduler control creation wizard starts. Answer the questions and validate.
4. The control appears in the editor.

Versions 20 and later
Remark: The dimensions of the control are optimized to take up the available space at the specified position. If the control size does not suit you, press Ctrl + Z: the control size will be reset to default.

New in version 20
Remark: The dimensions of the control are optimized to take up the available space at the specified position. If the control size does not suit you, press Ctrl + Z: the control size will be reset to default.

• • via the positioning table in WEBDEV.

The control options (window editor and page editor)

• With buttons for changing period: This option is used to display buttons in order for the user to scroll the different periods of the schedule. These buttons are displayed at the top left of schedule.
  
• Number of days to display: By default, the display is performed on a monthly basis but a schedule can also be displayed on a daily basis, on a weekly basis (on 5 or 7 days), according to the number of appointments or according to a specified number of days.
• Display mode of resources: The resources are displayed in row by default.
  You also have the ability to display them in column.
• Time display: Used to define:
  • the format of the date displayed for the "day" columns (or rows) of the scheduler.
  • Versions 19 and later
    whether the time must be displayed or not in the control.
    New in version 19
    whether the time must be displayed or not in the control.
    whether the time must be displayed or not in the control.
  • the format of the time displayed for the "day" columns (or rows) of scheduler.
  • Versions 17 and later
    whether the week number must be displayed or not, as well as its format. In the format, the '%1' string corresponds to the week number. Example of format: "Wk. %1".
    New in version 17
    whether the week number must be displayed or not, as well as its format. In the format, the '%1' string corresponds to the week number. Example of format: "Wk. %1".
    whether the week number must be displayed or not, as well as its format. In the format, the '%1' string corresponds to the week number. Example of format: "Wk. %1".
• Time period: Used to define:
  • the visible time period: Time period that will be displayed in the control.
  • the working time period: Time period for which an appointment can be defined.
• Appointments: Used to specify the characteristics of appointments:
  • Overlaying: Manage the overlap of appointments. The appointments can be displayed side by side or slightly shifted.
  • Granularity of appointments: Precision for displaying the schedule. By default, the granularity is set to 30 minutes.
    You can define:
    • the granularity regarding the move of an appointment.
    • the granularity of the appointment duration, which means the minimum duration of an appointment. Caution: by default, this duration is set to 24 hours.
• Other parameters:
  • Allow direct input of an appointment: Allows the user to add an appointment directly.
    To do so, click the Scheduler control to create the appointment and enter its caption via the keyboard.
    
  • Versions 18 and later
    Display and allow the appointments for the entire day: Used to specify that an appointment can correspond to a whole day. In this case, a specific area is displayed in the Scheduler control. This area is used to enter the daily appointments.
    
    Examples:

    • if the schedule is displayed with the resources in row:
      • In WEBDEV:
        
    • if the schedule is displayed with the resources in column:
      • In WEBDEV:
        
    New in version 18
    Display and allow the appointments for the entire day: Used to specify that an appointment can correspond to a whole day. In this case, a specific area is displayed in the Scheduler control. This area is used to enter the daily appointments.
    
    Examples:

    • if the schedule is displayed with the resources in row:
      • In WEBDEV:
        
    • if the schedule is displayed with the resources in column:
      • In WEBDEV:
        
    Display and allow the appointments for the entire day: Used to specify that an appointment can correspond to a whole day. In this case, a specific area is displayed in the Scheduler control. This area is used to enter the daily appointments.
    
    Examples:
    • if the schedule is displayed with the resources in row:
      • In WEBDEV:
        
    • if the schedule is displayed with the resources in column:
      • In WEBDEV:
        

• Modify duration. You can allow (or not) the user to modify the appointment duration.
• Move. You can allow (or not) the user to move an appointment.

• if the resources are displayed in row:
  • Minimum width of an hour. The width of the day is calculated according to the number of hours displayed.
  • Minimum height of a resource.
  • Width of resource header.
• if the resources are displayed in column:
  • Minimum width of resource.
  • Minimum height of time. The height of the day is calculated according to the number of hours displayed.
  • Height of the break (for changing day)

1. Open the Scheduler control description window.
2. In the "General" tab, select the internal window used for the appointments:
   • "None": the default display will be used.
   • "Preset window": a preset window is automatically added to the project.
     
     
3. The internal window is available in the project explorer. It can be modified in the window editor.
   Caution: this internal window can only be used to customize the drawing regarding the display of appointments. Only the "Global declarations" event is executed. No other events are executed. Therefore, you cannot add buttons with a specific click code.

• You also have the ability to use any internal window of your project.
• If you are using the suggested preset window, the style options of the appointment (selected in the "Style" tag) are applied.

Modes for filling a Scheduler control

A Scheduler control can be filled:

• by programming, via the different associated events and WLanguage functions.
• via a file link.
• by Data Binding (link with a variable).