Resources
The Scheduler allows you to assign events to a set of predefined resources.
The widget supports multiple resources. Multiple instances of the same resource type can be assigned to a single Scheduler event. The Scheduler provides you with the option to assign resources through the Scheduler event edit form.
Single Instance Resources
A single instance resource is a resource of which only one instance can be assigned to a Scheduler event, for example, a Scheduler which displays a list of meetings (Scheduler events) which are held in two rooms (resources). Since a meeting can be held in one room, it can be considered a single resource.
The following example demonstrates how to use a single instance resource. If a resource instance has its color field set, the Scheduler will use this value as a background for all events that are assigned to that instance.
<div id="scheduler"></div>
<script>
$("#scheduler").kendoScheduler({
date: new Date("2013/6/6"),
dataSource: [
{
id: 1,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 11:00 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 1:00 PM"),
title: "Meeting with investors",
roomId: 1 // The unique identifier of the first room (Meeting Room 101).
},
{
id: 2,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 10:15 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 12:30 PM"),
title: "Job Interview",
roomId: 2 // The unique identifier of the second room (Meeting Room 102).
}
],
resources: [
{
field: "roomId", // The field of the Scheduler event which contains the resource identifier.
title: "Room", // The label that is displayed in the Scheduler edit form for this resource.
dataSource: [
{
text: "Meeting Room 101", // The text of the resource instance.
value: 1, // The identifier of the resource instance. Use that value to assign an event to this instance.
color: "#1c9ec4" // Used as the background of events that are assigned to this resource.
},
{ text: "Meeting Room 102", value: 2, color: "#ff7663" }
]
}
]
});
</script>
Multiple Instance Resources
A multiple instance resource is a resource of which more than one instance can be assigned to a Scheduler event, for example, a Scheduler which displays a list of meetings and meeting attendees. Since more than one attendee can participate in a meeting, it can be considered a multiple instance resource.
The following example demonstrates how to use multiple instance resources. The Scheduler will use the color of the first resource instance as a background for the Scheduler events.
<div id="scheduler"></div>
<script>
$("#scheduler").kendoScheduler({
date: new Date("2013/6/6"),
dataSource: [
{
id: 1,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 11:00 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 1:00 PM"),
title: "Meeting with investors",
attendees: [2, 3] // Bob (value: 2) and Charlie (value: 3)
},
{
id: 2,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 10:15 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 12:30 PM"),
title: "Job Interview",
attendees: [1, 2] // Alex (value: 1) and Bob (value: 2)
}
],
resources: [
{
field: "attendees", // The field of the Scheduler event which contains the resource identifier.
title: "Attendees", // The label that is displayed in the Scheduler edit form for this resource.
dataSource: [
{
text: "Alex", // The text of the resource instance.
value: 1, // The identifier of the resource instance. Use that value to assign an event to this instance.
color: "#ef701d" // Used as the background of events assigned to this resource.
},
{ text: "Bob", value: 2, color: "#5fb1f7" },
{ text: "Charlie", value: 3, color: "#35a964" }
],
multiple: true // Indicate that this is a multiple instance resource.
}
]
});
</script>
Multiple Resource Types
The Scheduler supports unlimited resource types. For instance, you can combine the single and multiple resource examples in one.
<div id="scheduler"></div>
<script>
$("#scheduler").kendoScheduler({
date: new Date("2013/6/6"),
dataSource: [
{
id: 1,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 11:00 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 1:00 PM"),
title: "Meeting with investors",
roomId: 1, // Meeting Room 101 (value: 1)
attendees: [2, 3] // Bob (value: 2) and Charlie (value: 3)
},
{
id: 2,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 10:15 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 12:30 PM"),
title: "Job Interview",
roomId: 2, // Meeting Room 102 (value: 2)
attendees: [1, 2] // Alex (value: 1) and Bob (value: 2)
}
],
resources: [
// First resource type definition
{
field: "roomId", // The field of the Scheduler event which contains the resource identifier.
title: "Room", // The label displayed in the Scheduler edit form for this resource.
dataSource: [
{
text: "Meeting Room 101", // The text of the resource instance.
value: 1, // The identifier of the resource instance. Use that value to assign an event to this instance.
color: "#1c9ec4" // Used as the background of events assigned to this resource.
},
{ text: "Meeting Room 102", value: 2, color: "#ff7663" }
]
},
// The second resource type definition.
{
field: "attendees", // The field of the Scheduler event which contains the resource identifier.
title: "Attendees", // The label displayed in the Scheduler edit form for this resource.
dataSource: [
{
text: "Alex", // The text of the resource instance.
value: 1, // The identifier of the resource instance. Use that value to assign an event to this instance.
color: "#ef701d" // Used as the background of events assigned to this resource.
},
{ text: "Bob", value: 2, color: "#5fb1f7" },
{ text: "Charlie", value: 3, color: "#35a964" }
],
multiple: true // Indicate that this is a multiple instance resource.
}
]
});
</script>
Hierarchical Resource Grouping
Starting with 2021 R2 release Scheduler supports hierarchical resource grouping. With this improvement, it is allowed to have different child resource groups for each parent resource member. For example, if Scheduler has 'Rooms' as parent resource, different Attendees could be assigned to each room.
The parentValue field in the child resource points to the respective parent resource. The dataParentValueField can be used to configure which is the field in the child resource that holds the parent value. If the child resource member has no parent value specified, it will be rendered for each of the parent resources.
The order of the resources should follow the parent-child relation. The last resource could not be a parent. Only the last one of the resources could be configured to allow multiple instance resource.
<div id="scheduler"></div>
<script>
$("#scheduler").kendoScheduler({
date: new Date("2013/6/6"),
majorTick: 720,
dataSource: [
{
id: 1,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 11:00 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 1:00 PM"),
title: "Meeting with investors",
roomId: 1,
attendees: [1, 2]
},
{
id: 2,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 10:15 AM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 12:30 PM"),
title: "Job Interview",
roomId: 2,
attendees: [3]
},
{
id: 2,
start: new Date("2013/6/6 2:15 PM"),
end: new Date("2013/6/6 4:30 PM"),
title: "Presentation",
roomId: 2,
attendees: [1, 3]
}
],
group: {
resources: ["Rooms", "Attendees"],
},
resources: [
{
field: "roomId",
name: "Rooms",
dataSource: [
{ text: "Meeting Room 101", value: 1, color: "#6eb3fa" },
{ text: "Meeting Room 201", value: 2, color: "#f58a8a" }
],
title: "Room"
},
{
field: "attendees",
name: "Attendees",
dataSource: [
{ text: "Alex", value: 1, color: "#f8a398" },
{ text: "Bob", value: 2, color: "#51a0ed", parentValue: 1 },
{ text: "Charlie", value: 3, color: "#56ca85", parentValue: 2 }
],
multiple: true,
title: "Attendees"
}
]
});