Schedule Editor Dialog This dialog can be invoked by selecting the Schedule Library... item in the Model menu.
It allows you to create operational and cost schedules for application to elements of your model. A schedule consists of a list of 365 days to which hourly profiles are assigned. There can be up to 12 different daily profiles for each schedule, each represented by a different colour when assigned in the daylist.
Each profile consists of 24 percentage values. When assigned as an operational schedule, they define the percentage activation. When used as a cost schedule, each value represents the percentage of one currency unit (normally one dollar or one pound). Hence a value of 53.0% would actually mean 53 cents or 53 pence.
Schedule List This selector display all the schedules in the current model. When you select a schedule here, it is displayed in the rest of the dialog to the right.
Library > This button displays the Schedule Library control menu.
New Schedule Creates a new schedule for you to edit. The schedule is not actually added to the library until you click the OK button or the Add as New Schedule item in this menu.
Delete Schedule Deletes the currently selected schedule from the library.
Apply Changes Use this item to apply any changes you have just made to the selected library schedule. This is done automatically if you select another schedule or the OK button.
Load Schedule Library... Allows you to select and load an entirely new set of schedules from a library file. If you simply want to import an additional schedule, use the menu above the schedule daylist.
Save Schedule Library... Saves the current set of schedules to disk as a new schedule library file.
Add as New Schedule This item is only active if the current schedule has been edited. It simply adds the edited schedule as a new item in the library if one of that name does not already exist.
Schedule Data This section of the dialog displays a list of 365 days of the year to which hourly profiles can be assigned. The profile colour is displayed in each box, the default being white representing the first profile in the list. You can drag-select multiple days or rows/columns.
Schedule Name This edit box displays the name of the selected schedule.
Day List Right-clicking in the daylist area displays the schedule menu, as shown below. This menu controls the contents of the current schedule, allowing you to copy/paste from the clipboard, read from a file and display by date or day.
It also adds a new mode for exporting to EnergyPlus. For more details, see the EnergyPlus Export topic.
Profile Data This section displays the profiles that belong to the current schedule. you can display each profile by selecting it from the profile list and then editing node in the graph. Hourly values can be edited directly in the edit boxes, or incremented using the Up/Down Arrow and PageUp/PageDown keys. The Left/Right Arrow keys can be used to move between hours. You can also click and drag individual values within the graph with the mouse.
Right-clicking in the graph displays the profile menu. This menu controls the current profile only, allowing you to copy/paste from the clipboard or read from a file.
Assign Use this button to assign the current profile to the select days in the day list.
Undo Changes Selecting this button undoes any changes you have made to the currently selected schedule. If you have already applied them to the library or selected another schedule you will not be able to undo.