Schedule Types
Overview
Schedule types are templates that define the characteristics and behavior of a specific schedule. They can be added to permits, compliance actions, or environmental projects to define reporting requirements.
Each schedule type is associated with a specific nFORM form. This association ensures that the form contains the appropriate questions and information that a regulated entity must provide when submitting the schedule.
Schedule types also control other behavior, including:
Whether a late submission creates a violation
Whether the agency can reject a submission and require a revised report
Which schedules are included within a form set
Searching Schedule Types
To manage schedule types, navigate to Admin > Lookups > Schedule Types.
Adding or Editing a Schedule Type
On the Schedule Types page, click the Add New Schedule Type button to add a new schedule type or click an existing schedule type to edit it.
The following fields appear on the Add Schedule Type and Edit Schedule Type pages.
Field | Description | Notes |
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Schedule Type Name | The name of the schedule type. | This is the default name given to schedules of this type. Since it is visible to external users, it should be clear and concise. Users can override the schedule name if the Allow User to Choose a Custom Schedule Name checkbox is selected (see below). |
Program Areas | The program areas to which the schedule type applies. |
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Form | The nFORM form for the schedule type. | Once submissions have been created using a schedule type, the associated form cannot be changed. An error is displayed if a form change is attempted after schedules have been received. |
Allow User to Choose a Custom Schedule Name | The option to allow agency users to override the schedule type name with a custom name. |
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Default Number of Days Before Due that Submission is Allowed | The number of days before the due date that the schedule becomes available for completion and submission. | This prevents users from submitting schedules months or years before their due date. This setting can be overridden on a schedule-by-schedule basis through the Add Form Set and Edit Form Set pages. For more information, see the Managing Form Sets page. |
Allow User to Set Number of Days Before Due that Submission is Allowed | The option to allow agency users to change the Default Number of Days Before Due that Submission is Allowed value when adding a schedule to a permit or compliance action. |
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Violation When Late? | Violation creation behavior for late submissions. |
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Violation Grace Period # Days | The number of days allowed after the schedule due date before a violation is created. | This field is displayed when “Yes” is selected in the Violation When Late? field. |
Requires Approval | The option to require an agency approval decision when processing submissions for this schedule type. | If checked, agency reviewers can set the review decision to Approved, Not Approved, or Not Approved - Closed. If not checked, agency reviewers can only set the decision to Acknowledged or Requires Resubmission. For more information, see the Working with Schedules page. |
Auto-Approval Date Interval | The amount of time after submission receipt before the system automatically sets the schedule decision to Approved. | This field is displayed when the Requires Approval checkbox is selected. |
Auto-Approval Date Interval Unit | The unit of time used for the Auto-Approval Date Interval. | This field is displayed when the Requires Approval checkbox is selected. |
Create Violation when Not Approved? | Violation creation behavior for rejected submissions. | This field is displayed when the Requires Approval checkbox is selected. If selected, a violation is created when a reviewer sets a submission decision to Not Approved or Not Approved – Closed. |
Create Combined PDF Upon Entering Decision | The option to create a combined submission PDF when a decision is entered on a schedule. | This checkbox is disabled if the “Documents - Batch Combine” server task is not enabled. |
Schedule is Available for Submission on Issued (Not Yet in Effect) Permits | The option to make schedules of this type available on permits in Issued status. | If selected, schedules of this type can be submitted for permits in Issued status by external users authorized for the permit’s site. If not selected, schedules are available only when the permit is in In Effect status. |
Set Permit to Suspended Status if not Submitted by Due Date | The option to automatically suspend the associated permit if the schedule is not received by its due date. | When selected, a Permit Status Change Reason Text field is enabled for entering a suspension reason. If configured, this reason can be included in the notification triggered by the permit status change. |
Route Received Submissions To Permit Agency Contact | The option to route received schedule submissions to the permit’s assigned Agency Contact workgroup and user instead of the default Compliance Manager assignment. |
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ICIS Narrative Condition Code | ICIS-NPDES integration mappings for transmitting narrative conditions. | For more information, see the ICIS-NPDES - Narrative Conditions page. |
ICIS Schedule Event Code | ICIS-NPDES integration mappings for transmitting schedule events. | For more information, see the ICIS-NPDES - Narrative Conditions page. |
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