Scheduler Videos

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ACDS DHX Scheduler Videos

Note that some of the videos below are from the ACDS Gantt. The methods described are the same as those in the ACDS DHX Scheduler

What is it? A video describing what the ACDS DHX Scheduler is.

Overview - Brief overview of adding a scheduler to a new web project

Installation - Initial installation of the user defined component in Alpha Five (Video is from ACDS Gantt install but the methods are the same)

User Defined Columns in your events table - Using the user defined columns.

Customization using DHX examples - Easy copy and paste to mimic the DXH demos (Video is from ACDS Gantt but the methods are the same)

Debugging common errors - How SQL errors are displayed and how to find javascript errors. (Video is from ACDS Gantt but the methods are the same)

Generating lists to use in the light box with an Xbasic function. (Advanced Method) (Video is from ACDS Gantt but the methods are the same)

Upgrading to a newer version of the ACDS DHX Scheduler (Video is from Gantt but the methods are the same)

Filtering events client side. Coloring events client side. Custom HTML with scheduler.

Custom Scheduler Divs - Building your own HTML (Advanced Method)

Additional dhx_cal_navline DIVs - Adding in your own tabs for additional views. (Advanced Method)

Creating a custom view. Shows how a 2 week work week view is created with a few lines of code.

Adding in other data, such as holidays, from a second source.

Preventing edits for certain events. This video extends the video on adding in other data, such as holidays, to include code to prevent the holidays from being edited.

Override settings and sesssion variables. Override settings are a powerful way to control many aspects of the scheduler when loaded in a tabbed_ui or embedded in a UX component. This video shows how the style of the scheduler is controlled with a session variable inside a tabbed_ui.

Using a UX component for edits instead of the lightbox. This video shows how to configure the scheduler to use a UX component for adding/editing events. (Advanced method)

Handling new events when using a UX component for edits. Shows a method to get the info from a new event into a UX component used for editing. Also shows how to delete an event from a UX component. (Advanced method)

Using the On read Xbasic function to manipulate data being read from a table.