Schedule blackout periods

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    • A blackout period prevents work from being performed in a defined area for a scheduled time period. Blackout periods can be defined for spaces, levels, buildings, campuses, and zones.

    Blackout business rules check the Schedules field of the Location field on a request or task to assess if there are any schedule conflicts with the time span of current.expected_start to current.estimated_end.

    Table 1. Blackout period business rules
    Business rule Action
    Display Space Schedule Conflicts (facilities_request business rule) If the current.expected_start and current.estimated_end are populated and the location is a facilities space, informs the user of any possible schedule conflicts.
    Display Space Schedule Conflicts (facilities_request_task business rule) If the current.expected_start and current.estimated_end are populated and the location is a facilities space, informs the user of any possible schedule conflicts.
    Prevent Space Schedule Conflicts (facilities_request_task business rule) If there are any possible schedule conflicts between now and now + estimated_work_duration, prevent the user from starting work. To override, a facilities_admin can use a field override_schedule_conflict