BACnet Schedules

You use BACnet scheduling to automatically command points at prescribed time intervals. You can create daily or weekly schedules for BACnet field panels. Each BACnet panel stores its own calendar and schedule objects, and a BACnet panel can store and run multiple calendars or schedules at the same time. Because BACnet schedules reside in and are executed by field panels, they run even if the management station they are associated with is not running. BACnet schedules handle only BACnet objects.

1	System Browser	Displays the list of objects in the selected view.
2	Edit	Navigates to the Edit mode that allows you to edit schedule entries and add exceptions.
3	Schedule Overview	Displays information of the schedule entry and exception entry of the selected schedule. It also displays either a value or Scheduling disabled text for each schedule entry.
4	Default	Displays the default value of the schedule entry.

1	Overview	Navigates to the schedule workspace. On clicking Overview, you can navigate back to the Overview page where you can only view the schedule or exception entries but cannot edit them.
2	Exceptions	Displays the Calendar view and List view from where you can add exceptions to the schedule.
3	Options	Displays the Options dialog box that provides options to relinquish the default value. You can also configure the effective period for the schedule.
4	Copy	Enables copying of schedule entries to other days of the week.

1	Schedule default	Allows you to enter or select a default value for the schedule entry. You can also select the Scheduling disabled option, which disables the schedule entry.
2	Effective period	Allows you to specify the start and end time for a schedule.

BACnet Exceptions

You can define exceptions from the Calendar or List view.

BACnet Exceptions – Calendar view
1	Schedule	Navigates to the schedule entries workspace.
2	Calendar	Displays the schedule exception entries in the Calendar view.
3	Add	Displays the <new exception> dialog box to add new exceptions.
4	Range	Allows you to convert an exception entry of type Date to Date range.
5	Copy	Enables copying of schedule exception entries to other days of the week.
6	Exception Entry	Displays the details of the schedule exception entry.
7	Delete Exception Entry	Allows you to delete a schedule exception entry.
8	End of exception	Displays the end of exception. If the End of exception option is selected for a schedule exception entry, then the schedule falls back to the weekly schedule defined for that period.

List view

BACnet Exceptions – List view
1	Exception Entry	Displays the details of the schedule exception entry.
2	Schedule	Navigates to the schedule entries workspace.
3	List view	Displays the schedule exception entries in the List view.
4	Priority	Allows you to change the priority of the exception entry. By default, the priority is set to 16.
5	Delete	Allows you to delete a schedule exception entry.
6	Add	Displays the Create exception dialog box to add new exceptions.
7	Range	Allows you to convert an exception entry of type Date to Date range.
8	Copy	Enables copying of schedule exception entries to other days of the week.

Calendar Exception

If the BACnet calendar is added as an exception, the entries of the calendar are considered to be exception entries for the scheduler.

1	Open calendar	Navigates you to the Secondary pane and displays details of the calendar.
2	Profile	Navigates you to the Profile view.
3	Calendar	Displays the details of the calendar entry.

BACnet Calendars

BACnet calendars allow you to override a scheduled event. In this sense, you can consider them as exception schedules, consisting of dates only. When you create a calendar, you can choose specific dates (May 15), a date range (December 21 – 31), or a week and a day you want the exception to run (third week of the month, on Thursday). All calendars are associated with a schedule. If you want to reduce energy costs in your building during company holidays, for example, you can create a holiday calendar. On these days, your calendar can command the system to reduce the output of heating or cooling systems when the building is unoccupied.

1	Calendar Entry	Displays the calendar entry.
2	Calendar	Displays the configured calendar entries in the Calendar view.
3	List view	Displays the configured calendar entries in the List view.
4	Add	Displays the <new calendar entry> dialog box that allows you to add new calendar entries.
5	Delete	Deletes a calendar entry.

Validation in BACnet Schedules and Calendars

When you set BACnet Schedules and Calendars target object with Validation profile = Enabled, Monitored or Supervised combined with the Four Eyes check box option then you are prompted to validate the actions performed to the target object.
Some examples of the performed actions are: Add, Modify, Delete, Save, Copy Paste.

When the object is modified or updated, all the changes are logged into the Audit Trail log of the validated object and the object version increments are recorded and stored under the right panel, in the History tab.
NOTE: Users with OIDC or software accounts are not allowed to validate BACnet Schedules and Calendar objects.

The following table displays applicable BACnet Schedules and Calendars target objects with their respective actions:

Validation Profile Target Objects	Action	Validation Output
BACnet Schedule	Add new BACnet Schedule entry Modify existing BACnet Schedule entries Modify the parameters of the BACnet Schedule entries under Option field. Delete BACnet Schedule entry Save BACnet Schedule entry Copy and paste the BACnet Schedule entry Save the BACnet Schedule changes	On saving the changes, Validation required dialog box with corresponding input field is displayed based on the Validation profile.
BACnet Calendar	Add new BACnet Calendar Entry Modify BACnet Calendar Entry Delete BACnet Calendar Entry
Data points added in BACnet Schedules	Add new data point in BACnet Schedules Modify data point of BACnet Schedules Delete data point of BACnet Schedules Save data point of BACnet Schedules
BACnet Schedule Exceptions	Add new BACnet Schedule exception Modify BACnet Schedule exception Delete BACnet Schedule exception Save BACnet Schedules exception

Following table displays some more scenarios where multiple objects are validated and their corresponding validation output:

#	Scenarios for BACnet Schedules		Validation Output
1	BACnet Schedule is not validated	Data point is not Validated	Validation required dialog box is not displayed.
		Data point is Validated	On modification of BACnet schedule for Weekly Entries, Exception Entries or parameters under the Options dialog box, Validation required dialog box with the highest Validation profile is displayed.
2	BACnet Schedule is validated	Data point is not validated	On modification of BACnet schedule for Weekly Entries, Exception Entries or parameters under the Options dialog box, Validation required dialog box with the highest Validation profile is displayed.
		Data point is validated	On modification of BACnet schedule for Weekly Entries, Exception Entries or parameters under the Options dialog box, Validation required dialog box with the highest Validation profile is displayed.

#	Scenarios for BACnet Calendar	Validation Output
1	BACnet Calendar is not validated	Validation required dialog box is not displayed.
2	BACnet Calendar is Validated	On Modification of BACnet Calendar Exception Entries, Validation required dialog box with the highest Validation profile is displayed.

NOTE: Similar validation configuration is also applied to subsystems like APOGEE P2, SICLIMAT, and so on.