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Name - The name of the timetable. The combobox has a list of all timetables in the model, allowing you to quickly jump to different Time Tables.
- Create a new Time Table object.
- Delete the current Time Table.
- Adds the Time Table to a User Library as either a Draggable Icon or an Auto-Install Component.
Apply - Saves all changes to the Time Table.
OK - Saves all changes to the Time Table and closes the window.
Cancel - Cancels any unsaved changes made to the Time Table and closes the window.
members
- This will open an object selection GUI where you can select multiple objects in the model.
- Removes the selected member(s) from the list.
- Reorder's members Up or Down in the list.
- Click to enter "Sample" mode, then click on any object in the model to add it as a member.
functions
Down Function - This picklist is executed when the objects in the member list go down. It is executed once for each object in the member list. This is where you specify what to do to stop the object.
Resume Function - This picklist is executed when the objects in the member list resume their operation. It is executed once for each object in the member list. This is where you specify what to do to resume the object.
On Down - This picklist is fired immediately after the Down Function has been fired for all objects, but it is only executed once, instead of once for each object in the member list. See Down/Resume Trigger.
On Resume - This picklist is fired immediately after the Resume Function has been fired for all objects, but it is only executed once, instead of once for each object in the member list. See Down/Resume Trigger.
Table
Table Editor
Rows - This is the number of rows in the table.
Mode - This specifies the mode of the Time Table, None, Daily Repeat, Weekly Repeat, Custom Repeat or Date Based.
Add Table to MTEI - This button will add the table to the model's multiple table import accessed through the Excel Interface. When used with modes None, Custom Repeat and Date Based, the imported table takes the form of the numeric table (Time, State, Duration, Profile).
Table - Each row records the following:
- Time - This is the time since the table began that the state change should occur. If the mode is set to None, the table does not repeat, so the times listed in the Time column are absolute.
- State - This is the state that the objects controlled by this table will change into when the time table tells it to go down. If you click on this column, a drop-down box will appear at the top, giving you a list of possible states. Refer to the library objects for more information about what each state means to each object. Refer to the state list for a quick reference of each state's number and macro definition.
- Duration - This is how long the objects will stay in the new state before changing back to their original state.
- Profile - This is the state profile that the Down State is associated with. If you click on this column, a drop-down box will appear at the top, giving you a list of possible state profiles. Changing the State Profile will update the State column drop-down.
Repeat Time - Specify the time, in model time units, to repeat the Time Table.
Graphical Table
For more information on editing the Graphical Table, see the Concepts page.
Add Table to MTEI - This button will add the table to the model's multiple table import accessed through the Excel Interface. This will add the Graphical Table to the MTEI (not the numeric table).
State Profile - Specifies the state profile for the down state.
Down State - Specifies what state the members should go to when they enter their Down Time.
Make Operational Time - Select a set of cells from the table and press this button to make those times Operational (||||||).
Make Down Time - Select a set of cells from the table and press this button to make those times Down (empty cells).
Setting operational time: When the Time Table builds the numeric down time table based upon the graphical table, it looks at the text length of each cell. If the text length equals 0, the cell is referencing a down time. This allows you to put any string value into a cell to make that time an operational time.
Date Based
Add Table to MTEI - This button will add the table to the model's multiple table import accessed through the Excel Interface. The imported table takes the form of the numeric table (Time, State, Duration, Profile).
Start Date - Specifies the start date and time of the Time Table. This value can be thought of like an offset to the Model Start Date and Time, allowing you to quickly modify every down time for the Time Table with regards to the model.
Snap To - Specifies the time to snap entries to in the view. By default there is no snap to. You can specify the preset 10 min, 15 min, 30 min and 1 hour, or set your own custom snap to time. The custom time is in model time units.
Graphical / Table - Switch between the graphical view and the numeric table view.
Start - The start date and time of the selected entry.
End - The end date and time of the selected entry.
Duration - The duration of the selected entry. Of form DD:HH:MM:SS.
State Profile - Specifies the state profile for the down state of the selected entry.
Down State - Specifies what state the members should go to for the selected entry.
Date Based Editor View
Creating entries - Click and drag anywhere in the white space to create a new down time. Snaps to the Snap To time.
Modifying entries - Click and drag in the middle of an entry to change the start time of the entry. Drag left or right to change the time along the week, or drag up or down to change weeks. Click and drag at the left or right edge of an entry to modify the duration. Snaps to the Snap To time. Start and end times as well as duration can also be modified through the GUI below the editor view.
Selecting weeks - Click and drag along the left side of the view under the Date column to select a week of entries. Any entries with their start time in the selected week will be selected.
Keyboard shortcuts
- Ctrl + C - Copy selected entries.
- Ctrl + X - Cut selected entries.
- Ctrl + V - Paste selected entries. If a single entry was copied, the pasted entry will be pasted below the cursor position. If an entire week was selected, the entries are pasted based upon the week that the cursor is positioned over, keeping start times relative to the start of the week.
- Ctrl - Hold the control key and click and drag an entry to create a copy.
- Arrow Keys - Select an entry or a week of entries and use the up, down, left and right arrow keys to adjust the entry start times based upon the Snap To time.
Controlling the View
- Hold the Ctrl key while using the scroll wheel to zoom in on the mouse location.
- Hold the Shift key while using the scroll wheel to scroll left and right.
- Use the scroll wheel to scroll up and down in the view.
- Click and drag along the bottom scroll bar to zoom in/out and scroll left and right.
