Complex Repeat Patterns
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Version 1.3
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What is Flexible Scheduler?
As a Meals On Wheels volunteer I needed to create a reminder to deliver meals every 2nd, 4th, and last Monday of each month. I tried adding an event in my iPhone Calendar app but Calendar only gave me weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly repeat options. Thus the idea was born to create an app that would let me create events with non-standard repeat patterns and then publish those events into my iPhone Calendar app, which would subsequently sync with my Google calendar.
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Types of Events You Can Create
With Flexible Scheduler you can quickly create events such as:
- Change oil every six months
- Pay tithes on 1st Sunday of each month"
- Piano lessons Tuesdays and Fridays every other week
- Perform volunteer work every weekend (Sat and Sun)
- Attend swim meet on the last Saturday of March, June, and May
- Take medication every weekday (Mon-Fri)
- And many more!
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Flexible Scheduler vs. iPhone's® Calendar Repeat Options Repeat Pattern Flexible Scheduler iPhone's Calendar None √ √ Daily √ √ Weekly √ √ Bi-Weekly √ √ Monthly √ √ Every other day √ − Every 3rd-6th day √ − Every weekday (Mon-Fri) √ − Every weekend (Sat & Sun) √ − Every 3 weeks √ − Every 4 weeks √ − Every 5 weeks √ − Every 6 weeks √ − On multiple days in target week √ − Every other month √ − Every 3rd month (quarterly) √ − Every 6 months √ − On same date on multiple months √ − On same day on multiple months √ − Yearly on same day of week √ − Add Events in Three Steps
Flexible Scheduler can also be used to create standard (non-repeat) events much more quickly than doing so in Calendar directly. With Flexible Scheduler it takes only three taps, one to enter a description, one to set the appointment date and time (if needed), and one to publish the event to Calendar. Compare that to Calendar's 8 taps to accomplish the same thig! Use Flexible Scheduler as a quick TODO list, adding new events to Calendar with minimal effort.
General Useage, Tips & Tricks, and Limitations
Stop! Do not attempt to use Flexible Scheduler on an iPad. It may work but has not been officially tested nor is it supported on that device!
How to create a standard (non-repeating) event.
1. Type a description into the description field.2. Use the Date/Time spinner to select the event start time.
3. Tap the Publish button.
Tip: Once published, you can see your event in your main Calendar app!
How to create a repeating event
Appointment: Piano recital the fourth Thursday of May, June, and July:
1. Type a description and specify a start date and time, e.g. Thursday May 26, 2012.2. Tap Repeat -> Monthly -> Same DAY option.
3. Tap June and July from the months list May should already be pre-selected.
4. Tap back twice then tap Publish to save the event.
Appointment: Volunteer work on Tuesdays and Fridays every other week:
1. Type a description and specify a start date and time, e.g. Tuesday May 2, 2012.2. Tap Repeat -> Weekly -> Bi-weekly.
3. Tap Friday from the additional days list. Thursday should already be pre-selected.
4. Tap back twice then tap Publish to save the event.
Tip: Shake your phone to cancel and reset an event prior to publish.
Deleting already published events
Sometimes a recurring event is no longer needed. You can delete your events from within iPhone Calendar in the standard fashion, or you can delete your event from within Flexible Scheduler.
1. Tap the Flexible Scheduler app icon if not already running.2. Tap the Delete icon in the lower left hand corner.
3. Find the event you wish to delete on the list (they are sorted in order starting with last created)
4. Tap the event then tap Delete this event to delete only that particular occurance of the event, or tap Delete event in future to delete this and all subsequent occurences of this event.
Sharing events with others
Occassionally you may wish to share an event with another person, for example a lunch appointment. Flexible Scheduler can do this to!
1. Tap the Flexible Scheduler app icon if not already running.2. Create a basic or complext (recurring) event per the instructions above.
3. Optionally tap Publish to save the event to iPhone's calendar.
4. Tap the Share icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
5. Fill out the email details and and tap Send.
Configuring default values
Flexible Scheduler lets you changes various default settings to make new event creation a bit easier.
1. Open Flexible Scheduler and tap the Gear icon at the bottom of the screen.2. Modify one or more of the default settings to your liking and tap Done.
3. New default settings will take effect upon a full restart of Flexible Scheduler
Tip: By default new events are set to 7PM of the same day, or 7AM of the next day if the current time is past 7PM.
Version History
Flexible Scheduler 1.3 January 18th 2012
- New Added support for publishing to Exchange calendars
- Fixed Crash when attempting to publish an Event with a Monthly Same Date repeat pattern
- Issue Need to fix a bug with Monthly and Yearly Same Day repeat pattern
- Issue Need to fix a bug where alert is set to 10 minutes even though no alert was selected
Flexible Scheduler 1.2 October 13th 2011
- Fixed Addressed crash that would occur when no Alert (reminder) was set
Flexible Scheduler 1.1 June 24th 2010
- New Added new Weekly repeat patterns inlcuding every 4th, 5th, and 6th week
- FixedMinor bug fixes
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Q. Why don't published appointments appear in Google calendar?
Flexible scheduler publishes appointments to the calendar program that comes with the iPhone. If you have configured your phone to synchronize you calendars then any appointment added to the calendar program will be synchronized with your calendar, whether Google, Exchange, etc.
Q. Why are certain months preselected under the monthly same day and date option? Why can't I deselect those?
The time, date, and month values you select on the first page are used as the basis for the repeat values you can choose. For example, if the appointment was set to Jan 1st, 2011, then January will be preselected and cannot be unselected. If you don't want the appointment to occur in January then just set a different appointment initial date on the main (first) page.
Q. When I try to email an appointment is says there aren't any. How do I share appointments?
Flexible Scheduler only knows about the current and just published appointment. If you haven't yet created an appointment then there won't be any appointment to publish. You can still email an appointment after it's been published, but as soon as you start creating a new appointment you won't be able to publish the old previous one.