Concept
Schedule and Calendar Synchronization
When you configure a schedule that controls events in a single part of a building, you might also want the same events to occur in other areas of the building. You can establish a lead and shadow relationship to synchronize the events in schedules and dates in calendars.
For example, the building might require the same heating and lighting events on all floors. Schedule A controls the events on the first floor, Schedule B on the second floor, and Schedule C on the third floor. Using lead and shadow schedules, you can configure one lead schedule, Schedule A, and reference it throughout the building from Schedules B and C, the shadow schedules. When you create the shadow schedule, you need to create the same schedule type as the lead schedule. For example, if you want to create a shadow schedule and the lead schedule type is an analog schedule, you need to create an analog shadow schedule.
Lead and shadow schedules
You use a lead schedule somewhat like a template. To change a property within the shadow schedules, you make the change within the lead schedule. The changes are then reflected in all of the shadow schedules. Only certain properties of the lead schedule, however, are copied into the shadow schedule depending on the property type. Some properties in a lead schedule, such as name and description, are unique to the lead schedule and are not duplicated in the shadow schedule. Other properties that are not specific to the lead schedule, such as effective period, are always duplicated in the shadow schedule. These principles apply to lead calendars and shadow calendars as well.
Building Operation supports lead and shadow schedules where exception events, weekly events, and other configuration properties are duplicated in the shadow schedules.
Building Operation also supports lead and shadow calendars where the date list is duplicated in the shadow calendars.
Schedules Overview
Configuring a Calendar as a Shadow
Configuring a Schedule as a Shadow
Lead and Shadow Relationship