Relative time type

With these types of time, an event is selected at the relevant time, and said event is then executed in relation to an absolute switching point, whether in the preview mode or the Runtime environment. According to the events and the related configuration, the criteria applicable to the absolute switching point are variable. An offset can be specified for each event, and will delay the execution time point accordingly.

Start of cyle	Performed daily at midnight.
Start of cycle without production	Activated on days which are not linked to any shift. The time point is the start of the day for the relevant equipment. A day is also considered to be without production when, for instance, the last shift ends at only 02:00:00 on the same day.
Start cycle with production	Activated on days for which at least one shift has been defined. The time point is the start of the day for the relevant equipment.
Begin of production	This event is executed at the start of the first shift, provided that the first shift follows a day without production.
End of production	This event is executed at the end of the last shift, provided that the last shift follows a day without production. Thus, if further production is scheduled to take place on the following day, the shift at the end of the day is not considered as an end of production.
Start of shift	This event is executed at the start of each shift.
End of shift	This event is executed at the end of each shift.
Start of break	This event is executed at the start of each break.
End of break	This event is executed at the end of each break.
User event	Various previously defined user events can be allocated. The switching point will be initiated when the trigger event related to the user event occurs.
Shift start first shift	Executed at the start of the first shift in the equipment's cycle.
Shift end last shift	Executed at the end of the last shift in the equipment's cycle.
Shift-free start	Activated at the end of the shift, if the start of the next shift occurs with an offset greater than 1 second.
Shift-free end	Activated at the start of a shift following a shift-free period of time.
Shift-free start without production end	Activated at the start of a shift-free period of time, provided that no End of production is scheduled immediately after.
Shift-free end without production start	Activated at the end of a shift-free period of time, provided that no Start of production is scheduled immediately after.
Shift start first shift without production start	Activated at the start of the first shift, provided that no Start of production is scheduled simultaneously.
Shift end first shift without production end	Activated at the end of the last shift, provided that no End of production is scheduled simultaneously.
Shift start without production start	Activated at the start of the shift, provided that no Start of production is scheduled simultaneously.
Shift end without production end	Activated at the end of the last shift, provided that no End of production is scheduled simultaneously.