Scheduling Repeating Events

You can set up events to repeat at an indicated interval for a defined amount of time.

For example, your department has a weekly meeting for their staff. Schedule this meeting to repeat on a weekly basis in the system so that your staff knows exactly when the meeting is and can plan for it.

Use the Repeating Schedule screen to set up an event to occur more than once. The system places the repeating event on the calendar for the defined times.

You can set up a user ID template to copy common events to users' schedules. See Entering User Scheduler Parameters.

To schedule a repeating event:

From the System > Scheduler menu, select Scheduler to display the Daily Schedule screen.
Schedule an event or display a previously scheduled event.
Use the Detail hot key to display the Schedule Detail Maintenance screen for that event.
Use the Repeating hot key to display the Repeat Scheduling screen.
Place an asterisk (*) in the field that indicates how you want the system to repeat the event:

Repeating Option	Event Repeats:
( ) None	Does not repeat. This is the default.
( ) Daily	Each day. The system displays Every day in the Description field.
( ) Weekly	Each week, based on the day for which the event is scheduled. The system displays the corresponding description. For example, if the date falls on a Wednesday, the system displays Every week on Wednesday in the Description field.
( ) Monthly by Day of the Week	Each month, based on the date for which the event is scheduled. The system displays the corresponding description. For example, if the date is the last Thursday of the month, the system displays The last Thursday of every month in the Description field.
( ) Monthly by Date	Each month, based on the date for which the event is scheduled. The system displays the corresponding description. For example, if the date is the 28th, the system displays The 28th of every month in the Description field.
( ) Yearly	Each yearly, based on the date for which the event is scheduled. The system displays the corresponding description. For example, if the date is the 28th of February, the system enters February 28th every year in the Description field.

In the Repeat Every field, change the frequency of the repeat, if needed. The default is 1.

For example, select Weekly and Wednesday and then enter 2 in the Repeat Every field to repeat the event every other week on Wednesday. The Repeat Every field displays 2 Weeks for an event scheduled every 2 weeks and Every other week on Wednesday in the Description field.

In the End On field, enter an expiration date if you want the event to stop repeating as of that date. If left blank, the event repeats indefinitely.
Press Esc to save the repeating schedule.
Press Esc to save your updates and exit the Schedule Detail Maintenance screen.