Recurrence section

The third section of the form for a Schedule task's properties is labeled Recurrence. The purpose of this section is to specify how often and how many times the event should be repeated, if at all.

The Recurrence section contains a group of radio buttons that allows you to select how often the event will be repeated. Under these radio buttons is a field that contains a date used to calculate when the event will first happen. Under this field is another set of radio buttons used to select when the repetitions of the event will end.

Here are explanations of the radio buttons that control how often the event will be repeated:

None

If this radio button is selected, the event will not be repeated.

Every _____ Days

If this radio button is selected, the event will happen after a specified number of days have elapsed. The event will first happen on the date specified in the Start field. After that, the event will happen every time the specified number of days has elapsed. The number of days between recurrences of the event is specified in the field between the words Every and Days. For example, Every 3 Days means that beginning on the date specified in the Start field, the event will happen every third day.

Every Weekday

If this radio button is selected, the event will happen on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on or after the date specified in the Start field.

Every Weekend Day

If this radio button is selected, the event will happen every Saturday and Sunday on or after the date specified in the Start field.

_____ Days After Each Task is Complete

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on the date specified in the Start field. It will be repeated the specified number of days after the end of the event. The number of days is specified in the field to the right of the radio button.

The end of an event is determined by the time that the event starts and the value in the Event record's EventDuration field. The value of the EventDuration field must be set after the Event record is created by the Schedule workflow task. The EventDuration field is described in Fields in legacy event records.

Every _____ Weeks on _____

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on or after the date specified in the Start field, the first time that the current day is the specified day of the week. After the first repetition, the event is repeated every n weeks. n is specified by the field between Every and Weeks. The day of the week is specified by its selection in the drop-down list to the right of Weeks on. For example, Every 3 Weeks on Monday means that the event will happen on the first Monday on or after the date in the Start field and then repeat every three weeks.

_____ Weeks After Each Task is Complete

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on the date specified in the Start field. It will be repeated the specified number of weeks after the end of the event. The number of weeks is specified in the field to the right of the radio button.

On Day _____ Every _____ Months

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on or after the date specified in the Start field, on the first day that is the specified day of the month. The event will be repeated after the specified number of months, on the specified day of the month. The day of the month is specified by the field between Day and Every. The number of months is specified in the field between Every and Months.

For example, suppose that the value of the Start field is April 12, 2004 and the recurrence setting is On Day 1 Every 3 Months. The event would first happen on May 1, 2004 because that is the first day on or after the start date that is the first day of a month. The event would be repeated on August 1, 2004, November 1, 2004 and so on.

If the specified day of the month is 29, 30 or 31 and a repetition falls in a month that does not have that many days, then the repetition happens on the last day of the month. For example, if you want an event to be repeated on the last day of every month, you should specify On Day 31 Every 1 Months.

On the _____ _______ Every _____ Months

The number of months is specified in the field between Every and Months.

The day of the month is specified as either the first, second, third, fourth or last occurrence of a particular day of the week in the month. The selection of first, second, third, fourth or last is specified in the drop-down list to the right of On the. The day of the week is specified in the drop-down list to the left of Every.

Selecting the last occurrence of a day of the week means that the event will happen on the fifth occurrence in a month of the specified day of the week if there is a fifth occurrence; otherwise the event will happen on the fourth occurrence in a month of the specified day of the week.

_____ Months After Each Task is Complete

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on the date specified in the Start field. It will be repeated the specified number of months after the end of the event. The number of months is specified in the field to the right of the radio button.

Every _______ _____

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on or after the date in the Start field on the first day that is the specified day of the year. The event will be repeated every year after that on the specified day of the specified month. The month is specified by selecting it in the drop-down list to the immediate right of Every. The day of the month is specified in the field to the right of the drop-down list.

If February 29 is specified, on years that are not leap years the event will happen on February 28.

On the _____ _______ of _______

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on or after the date in the Start field on the first day that is the specified day of the specified month. The event will repeat once a year on the specified day of the specified month. The month is specified by selecting it in the drop-down list to the right of of.

The day of the month is specified as either the first, second, third, fourth or last occurrence of a particular day of the week in the month. The selection of first, second, third, fourth or last is specified in the drop-down list to the immediate right of On the. The day of the week is specified in the drop-down list to the left of of.

_____ Years After Each Task is Complete

If this radio button is selected, the event will first happen on the date specified in the Start field. It will be repeated the specified number of years after the end of the event. The number of years is specified in the field to the right of the radio button.

The Start field is under the set of radio buttons used to select how often the event will happen. The Start field contains the date used to determine on what day the event will first happen. The exact way this date is used depends on which one of the radio buttons is selected. The description of each radio button contains more specifics.

The time that the event will happen is the time portion of the value in the Event record's EventStartDate field. This is discussed in Fields in legacy event records.

Under the Start field are radio buttons for selecting how long the event will continue to be repeated. Here are descriptions of the radio buttons:

End Never: If this is selected, the event will never stop repeating.
End After _____ Occurrences: If this is selected, the event will stop repeating after it has happened the specified number of times. The number of times is specified in the field between After and Occurrences.
End by _____: If this is selected, there will be no repetitions of the event on or after the specified date. The date is specified in the field to the right of End by.