Copying Schedules

Live schedules can be copied for training purposes or to test the system.

Before you begin

Schedule Administrator must be open. Schedule types must be created and schedules must be added for those schedule types.

About this task

Working on a copy of live schedules gives you the benefit of using the system with real data without affecting a real schedule. Based on the outcome of your tests, you can adjust the settings in the system to yield the best results for service at your site.

Procedure

  1. Click Schedule > Copy.
    The Copy Schedule dialog box appears.
    The Copy Schedule dialog box with two different Schedules defined for the same Data Source.
  2. In the Copy frame, select the check boxes for the event types you want to copy.
  3. In the From frame, do the following:
    1. Click the Data Source of the schedule you want to copy.
    2. In the Schedule field, click the ellipsis button (…).
      The Please Select a Schedule dialog box appears.
    3. In the Schedule Type list, click a schedule type. For example, Live.
    4. In the Schedule list, click a schedule.
    5. Click OK.
  4. In the To frame, provide the following information:
    1. In the Data Source list, click the data source to which your schedule will be copied.
    2. In the Schedule field, click the ellipsis button (…).
      The Please Select a Schedule dialog box appears.
    3. In the Schedule Type list, click a schedule type. For example, Training.
    4. In the Schedule list, click a schedule.
      You must have existing training schedules to complete this task. If you have no schedules in this list, add a training schedule and then copying the schedule.
      You cannot select the schedule selected in the From frame.
  5. Click OK.
  6. At the bottom of the Copy Schedule dialog box, click Copy Schedule.
  7. When the copying process has completed, click Done.
    The Schedule Copy dialog box closes.
  8. Click View > Refresh.
    The screen is refreshed and you can begin working with the copied schedule.

What to do next

Locate and select the copied schedule (schedules are listed in chronological order, beginning with loaded/unloaded Live schedules and ending with Template schedules). If the schedule is not loaded, click Schedule > Load. When the schedule has loaded, you can perform scheduling activities on it.