Schedule Import Manager

This manager is the default view for a device’s Schedules extension (niagaraDriver-NiagaraScheduleDeviceExt). Like other managers, it is a table-based view, as shown here. Each row corresponds to an imported schedule (read-only). Configuration for each includes its name and whether it is enabled. It manages schedules imported from a NiagaraStation

When building a network in the station, you use this view to create, edit, and delete imported Niagara schedules. In the case of a NiagaraNetwork (only), each schedule that you import results in the creation of a remote “schedule export descriptor” in that remote station.

Following station configuration, this view provides a status summary for collecting imported schedules. You can also use it to issue manual Import commands to one or more schedules. This causes an immediate import request to pull schedule configuration data from the remote device.

Note: Only imported schedules appear in the Schedule Import Manager—any other components that may also reside under Schedules do not appear. For example, you do not see the default Retry Trigger component (see “About the Retry Trigger”), or if a NiagaraStation, schedule export descriptors. However, the Nav tree and other views on Schedules provide you access to these items.

Figure 1. Schedule Import Manager under a NiagaraStation

To open this view, expand Config > Drivers > NiagaraNetwork, expand a NiagaraStation and double-click Schedules.

Columns

The information in this view depends on the specific driver. These columns are available in the NiagaraNetwork’s Niagara Schedule Import Manager.


Column	Description
Name	Reports the name of the descriptor (file, import or export).
Type	Specifies the schedule type.
Supervisor Id	Displays the Supervisor ID.
Status	Reports the condition of the import descriptor. Usually `{ok}` unless Enabled is false, in which case it reports `{disabled}`. If there is a problem it reports `{false}` with a reason in the Fault Cause.
State	Reports the current state of the data transfer as: `Idle`, `Pending` or `In Progress`.
Enabled	Indicates if the network, device, point or component is active or inactive.
Execution time	Indicates if history import is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).
Last Attempt	Reports the date and time of the last attempted import.
Last Success	Reports the date and time of the last successful import.
Last Failure	Reports the date and time of the last time the import job failed.
Fault Cause	Reports the reason for a failure.

Buttons

New creates a new device record in the database.
Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
TagIt associates metadata, such as location or unique configuration with the object.
Import manually imports (pulls data) into one or more selected imported schedules.