Manual Operations on Action Scheduler

Use the Action scheduler to create actions with the option to program one-time actions or recurring actions. The initial input interface is a calendar layout, to open a new action in the scheduler window, double-click a date. You can view existing actions in a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly format and use the Action scheduler tag to filter the type of actions displayed.

The initial view includes a list of programmed actions, and include the following details: who requested it, the date and time it is scheduled for, what the action is, a full description of the action, whether it is a recurring action or not and, the used and total recurring count.

You control permissions for the Action scheduler in Action Scheduler under the Operations menu. The icon is a calendar page with a timer, and is automatically installed on a system update. A security item is also added for this feature and it is located under the Operation menu, Action scheduler of the security level menu.

Note...

To program actions the default security setting for Installer and Administrators is, allow which, is indicated by a green icon, the default security setting for Operators is, not allow indicated by a red icon. To change this, expand the Operation tree and select Action Scheduler.

Icon	Definition
	Action Scheduler: This creates actions that are either one-time actions or recurring actions. It provides a calendar view of all programmed actions with filter, search and tag capability.

Programming the Action scheduler

The following table outlines the controller compatibility and firmware requirements for this feature.

To program the Action scheduler complete the following steps:

1  - Click the Operation tab, and select Action scheduler from the menu.

2  - From the calendar interface, double-click the date you want, or click the Add button on the upper left panel.

3  - In the Action scheduler window, enter a name for the action in the primary or secondary fields.

4  - From the Action list, select the appropriate action, the default action is Unlock door.

Note...

Execute task is a new action that selects an existing task builder as a component, an option to select a specific time zone is available, where the default is based on the location of the local server. When you create a new action schedule by right-clicking a component from the Operation menu, the menu only displays actions appropriate to that component.
For wireless door connections, use V3 of the Assa-Abloy firmware with any of the compatible controllers listed in the table, Controller and firmware compatibility.

5  - In the Schedule date and time fields, select the appropriate values. The default day is the current day, and the default time is one hour later than the current time.

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If you select a temporary action, an end time box appears. If an action has a dual function such as Activate and Deactivate, Date and Time fields appears.

6  - In the Action scheduler tag field, create a name to tag the action scheduler. The tag populates a list used to filter all actions. Each new name generates a new tag, 50 tags is the maximum amount possible. If no action uses a tag, it is automatically removed from the list.

7  - Optional: Select the Recurring checkbox if you want the action to repeat. In the Frequency list, choose from Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Annually. Set the counter to the amount of times you want the action to repeat, this is a static setting and 99 is the maximum amount of times available. A dynamic counter is visible in the lower section of the calendar view.

8  - Select the Delete when expired check box to delete the action after the programmed amount of recurrences.

Note...

To ensure different time zones are adhered to, EntraPass deletes actions 24 hours after midnight of the day of execution. For example, an action programmed for Monday 15:00 is deleted the following Wednesday at 00:00.

9  - You must use one of the eight Component fields for an action.

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If you want the action to work in stand-alone mode, use only new generation controllers such as the KT-1, KT-400, KT-400 rev1.

10  - Click the Save button.

The KT-NCC, Global Gateway and the Action scheduler

If a KT-NCC or Global Gateway is used, the Action scheduler will function with all types of controllers, as the Global gateway is responsible for all decisions. If a KT-1, KT-400, or KT-400 rev 1 is used in stand-alone mode and loses connection with the KT-NCC, the KT-1 takes responsibility for the Action scheduler actions.

If you use a KT-100, KT-200, or KT-300 controller and the KT-NCC is offline when an action is triggered, the action will not trigger as the Action scheduler uses date and time to trigger an action, and the date and time is not buffered when the KT-NCC is offline.

Programming the Action scheduler from the Door or Relay windows

The following steps outline how to program the Action scheduler from the Door window, the same steps apply if programming the Action scheduler from the Relay window:

1  - Click the Operation tab, and click Door from the menu.

2  - In the Door panel, select the appropriate door and right-click.

3  - Click Action schedule to open the Action scheduler window.

4  - Complete steps 3 to 9 in Programming the Action scheduler procedure.

Printing the Action scheduler calendar

A report on all Action scheduler actions is available. To print the report, complete the following steps:

1  - From the Action Scheduler window, click the Print button.

2  - Select the actions you want to include in the report, use Select all or Unselect all to assist your choice.

3  - The report lists actions beginning with the nearest date and time to the furthest away.

4  - Actions include the following items:

•  Name

•  Action

•  Which components

•  Date

•  Time, start time, and end time

•  Recurring schedule with counter

•  Time zone if applicable