The Ad Astra system schedules activities for event meetings and class (section) meetings. Activities are event occurrences and the data available in the API is different based on the type of activity. The 4 activity types that Events2HVAC will retrieve are:
•Section (ActivityTypeCode=1)
This is an academic class schedule
usually coming in from a Student Information System (SIS)
•Event (ActivityTypeCode=2)
Events are meeting schedules usually
entered by other facility schedulers.
•Pre/Post Meeting (ActivityTypeCode=252)
This is a special activity in
advance or right after a defined event.
•Setup/Teardown Window (ActivityTypeCode=251)
This is a special
activity that defines a period in advance of a pre-meeting or event for setup of
the event or the teardown of the event or post-meeting.
Only event meetings can have pre/post and/or
setup/teardown activities.
Since the data for pre/post and setup/teardown activities are separate scheduled activities, you must decide at the global level in Events2HVAC whether your zones will trigger off the main event times, pre-event/post-event times, or the setup/teardown event times. The default selections will return these activities so your HVAC zones will be trigger on setup/teardown if it is defined, then pre/post if it is defined, and finally the main event.