2.6.4.3 Date/Time
This block allows you to define the time conditions and to provide branches according to the fulfilment of these conditions.
Example:
If you select the parameter "Within a specified time period", you can define the date as well as the time of day in the next window. If a call is received during this specified period of time, then the output "true" will be selected, otherwise the output "False" will be chosen.
Under "Properties", all three tabs "General", "Parameters" and "Connections" tabs are available for this block.
This is how you define the parameters for Date/Time
1 Select one of the options from the list shown.
If a condition requires additional information (for example, a day of the week or a time of day), then the information required is underlined in the condition.
When a condition is newly selected, a modified tab requesting the value, will automatically appear.
You can select from the following supported conditions in regards to the time of the call:
*At any time
or a reasonable combination of the following conditions:
*On weekends
*During the week (Monday to Friday)
*On specific days of the week
*Within a specified time period and
*Outside a specified time period
2 If you select "Within a specified time period" from the selection list, in the lower part of the tab you can define in detail the dates as well as periods within the time of day.
3 Define the date time period here. You will find a calendar in the form of a drop-down menu or mark "Ignore date".
4 Then you can set the time of day or activate "Ignore time".
5 Click on "OK".
The "Time Properties" window will close.
The "Time check" block can be seen on the grid interface and it available for further processing.
Links
This block provides the option of making a decision based on the time of the call. The outputs are described as follows:
Output
Explanation
True
This exit is chosen if the call fulfils one of the defined time conditions.
False
This exit is chosen if the call fulfils one of the defined time conditions.
Disconnected
This exit is selected if the call is disconnected.
In the first column "Visible", you can define whether each output should be shown in the script window.
 
The "Visible" column is only used to define the visibility of the links in the script window. This setting helps to maintain the clarity of the script. You cannot remove outputs, i.e. the connections must be kept, otherwise an error will occur in the script.
 
The second column "Default" contains the default name of the output. This provides information about events during the execution of a block so that additional appropriate connections can be created. This fixed name cannot be changed. You can assign your own identifying names to the various contact surfaces in the column "Link name". This name will later appear in the block in the grid interface.
In the last column "Linked to" you see which block input this output is connected to. Here you have the option of selecting a link from a select list, which contains all available blocks.