Adding User-Defined Data to Schedules

When selecting the fields to include in a Schedule in AGi32, you have the option of including one or more fields with user-defined data; in other words, you may include fields other than those that have been predefined for selection. See also Schedule Field Properties. You may also be interested in using Attributes for your user defined data per luminaire type, see Luminaire Define-Attributes.

The user-defined fields are found at the bottom of the predefined fields in each schedule type. Let's say you want the LPD Area Summary schedule to include the number of luminaires in the project. This isn't one of the predefined fields for this schedule (though it can be found in other schedules). You can include the number of luminaires in the project in a user-defined field in this schedule.

  1. In the selected Schedule type, go to the bottom of the predefined fields and put a checkmark in the box for the first user-defined field, called <UserField1>.
  2. In the right-most (User Data) column, click where it says <Click to Specify>, and then click on the down arrow to open the User Data dialog box.
  3. Click in the Display Name field and type the name that we wish to use for this field. This is the name that will be displayed in the Schedule in the header for this field. In our example, we would type in Number of Luminaires.
  4. If desired, you may change the Width of the field and/or its Color in this dialog. We should change the Width to 21 to accommodate the length of our Display Name.
  5. Next, enter the value to be displayed. If we had ten luminaires in our LPD Area, we would enter 10. If we had more than one LPD Area, using our example, they would be listed in alphabetical order in the schedule. We would enter the value for the next one in the next field, below the "10."
  6. Once you have entered the appropriate values, click OK to return to the Schedule Manager dialog.
  7. Your user-defined field now shows that it has been Specified (right-most column). This field will be displayed last in the schedule, after the other selected fields. You can move it or any other field up or down in the list by pressing the Alt key while clicking the up or down arrows on your keyboard.