Editing a schedule belonging to another group
In environments with complex hierarchical Destination structures, it can be difficult to track where a schedule was originally created—especially when viewing individual Viewers within a Viewer Group.
To simplify this, PADS4 Scheduler provides a quick mechanism to identify and navigate to the original Destination where a schedule resides, making editing fast and efficient.
Example Scenario
- A schedule has been created for a Viewer Group called 1stFloor.
- A Viewer named 1stFloorViewer01 is part of this group.
When you select the 1stFloorViewer01 in the Destinations tree, you’ll see that the group-level schedule (from 1stFloor) is visible in the Calendar or Table view.
You can tell the schedule belongs to a group and not the individual Viewer because the schedule displays the name of the original Destination in its description (e.g., “1stFloor”).
Attempting to Edit the Schedule
If you attempt to edit the schedule directly from the Viewer level (e.g., 1stFloorViewer01), the action will be blocked, as the schedule does not belong to that Viewer—it belongs to the Viewer Group.
Quickly Navigate to the Correct Destination
To edit the schedule, you must navigate to the Viewer Group where the schedule was originally created.
Steps:
- Right-click the schedule that belongs to another group.
- Select Go to Destination of Schedule from the context menu.
PADS4 Scheduler will automatically switch the selection to the correct Viewer Group (e.g., 1stFloor).
From there, you can:
- Edit the schedule
- Change its content, destination, time, or priority
- Apply or update recurrence settings
This feature greatly improves efficiency when working in systems with nested or multi-level destination structures, helping ensure changes are made in the right context.