The dbiScheduleWPF control is capable of scheduling Resources (time bars) in increments of minutes to months, based on the TimeType property of the dbiScheduleObject. The duration of time presented by a dbiScheduleObject is defined by its Start and End DateTime values. The width of the schedule is determined by the TimeType property and the TimeDistance property relative to the start and end of the schedule.

For example: If a schedule starts on a Monday at 8:00 am and goes until the following Friday at 8:00 pm the start of the dbiScheduleObject  would be set to Monday's date at 8:00 am and the end of the schedule would be set to Friday's date at 8:00 pm. If the TimeType of the dbiScheduleObject was set to hours and TimeDistance set to 6, each hour in the day would require 6 pixels. The total width of the Schedule would be 6 * the number of hours between 8:00 am Monday and 8:00 pm Friday. NOTE: The larger the value for the TimeDistance the wider the schedule becomes as a whole.

The Ruler

The ruler defines the time line for the DbiScheduleWPF object. The ruler is displayed in the top right hand area of the control.

By default, the ruler is split horizontally in two. The top half of the ruler displays the date of the time line in the visible area at the bottom of the ruler. NOTE: As the schedule is horizontally scrolled, the date shown in the top of the ruler reflects the day as at the point where the time line touches the splitter bar (the bar that separates the list area from the schedule area). The format of the date displayed in the top half of the ruler is defined by the DateFormat property of the dbiScheduleObject class.

Using the RulerSplit property of the dbiScheduleObject class, the developer can optionally remove the top half of the ruler (RulerSplit = False).

In addition to the split ruler option, the developer may also replace the text in the top half of the ruler with a custom text string using the RulerTitle property of the dbiScheduleObject class.

The time values placed in the bottom half of the ruler are determined by the TimeType property of the dbiScheduleObject class. Valid time types are; Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, or Years. The distance between each major time value is determined by the TimeDistance property of the main control. (See Setting up Different Views for additional details).

Customizing the Time Values

Just before each time value is drawn, the ValuePoint event will be fired. In the ValuePoint event the “e” event arguments passed includes a Text property that can be used by the developer to change the default text for the time segment being drawn. For instance, if the dbiScheduleObject was set up with a TimeType of Years with a Year format of Quarters, the text describing each time segment would simply be a number between 1 and 4.

The developer could then test for this number inside the ValuePoint event and change the text for the ruler from the quarter number to the appropriate season.

For Example:

[VB.NET]

Private Sub DbiScheduleWPF1_ValuePoint(sender As System.Object, e As Dbi.WPFControl.dbiSchedule.ValuePointEventArgs) Handles DbiScheduleWPF1.ValuePoint

If Me.DbiScheduleWPF1.Schedules(0).TimeType = _ Dbi.WPFControl.dbiSchedule.enumTimeType.Years Then

If Me.DbiScheduleWPF1.Schedules(0).YearFormat = _ Dbi.WPFControl.dbiSchedule.enumYearFormat.Quarters Then

Select Case e.Value

Case 1

                        e.Text = "Winter"

                    Case 2

                        e.Text = "Spring"

                    Case 3

                        e.Text = "Summer"

                    Case 4

                        e.Text = "Fall"

End Select

End If

End If

End Sub

[C#]

private void DbiScheduleWPF1_ValuePoint(object sender, Dbi.WPFControl.dbiSchedule.ValuePointEventArgs e)

{

if (this.DbiScheduleWPF1.Schedules[0].TimeType == Dbi.WPFControl.dbiSchedule.enumTimeType.Years)

    {

if (this.DbiScheduleWPF1.Schedules[0].YearFormat == Dbi.WPFControl.dbiSchedule.enumYearFormat.Quarters)

        {

            switch (e.Value)

            {

                case 1:

                    e.Text = "Winter";

                    break;

                case 2:

                    e.Text = "Spring";

                    break;

                case 3:

                    e.Text = "Summer";

                    break;

                case 4:

                    e.Text = "Fall";

                    break;

            }

        }

    }

}

Complete information about Solutions Schedule WPF can be found here:

 ( https://www.dbi-tech.com/ProductPage_SolutionsScheduleWPF.aspx )