Change Calendar + Blackout Dates

[gaidem]

I'm trying to find a way to have a calendar show changes and also show blackout dates. Basically there may be a week where there is extra attention to changes. I'd like some graphical way to represent this on a calendar. I have played with maintenance windows and blackout windows and the change collision detector, but I haven't found anything close to what I'm trying to do.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Matt

[yogesh15dd]

Hi Michael,

I dont see this module (Windows and Changes) there, could you paste the screen shot here?

Thanks

Yogish

[Michael Fry1]

Here you go:

[yogesh15dd]

thanks Michael, i would suggest this to the clients and lets see.

Thanks

Yogish

[jerilynnknepper]

I recently was given a similar requirement for a Homepage.   Using the Windows and Changes "Schedule page" I combined the scripts to create one merged view of the scheduled maintenances, releases, blackout dates and change requests.   I then created a URL gauge.   Also on the home page I created a Change and Release Timeline Visualization for each, created gauges, and also added to the homepage.     Still needs some cosmetic work, but hope it helps.

//Maintenance

var g = new GlideRecord('cmn_schedule');

g.addQuery('name', 'XxxxXX Scheduled Maintenance' );

g.query();

while (g.next()) {

  schedulePage.addSchedule(g.sys_id, '#808080', null, true);

}

g.initialize();

g.addQuery('name', 'server');

g.query();

while (g.next()) {

  schedulePage.addSchedule(g.sys_id, '#FF0000', null, true);

}

g.initialize();

g.addQuery('type', 'blackout');

g.query();

while (g.next()) {

  schedulePage.addSchedule(g.sys_id, '#FF0000', null, true);

}

g.initialize();

g.addQuery('name', 'application');

g.query();

while (g.next()) {

  schedulePage.addSchedule(g.sys_id, '#FF0000', null, true);

}

g.initialize();

g.addQuery('name', 'network');

g.query();

while (g.next()) {

  schedulePage.addSchedule(g.sys_id, '#FF0000', null, true);

}

//Changes

var gr = new GlideRecord('change_request');

gr.addEncodedQuery('sys_created_on>=javascript:gs.monthsAgoStart(6)^state=-12');

gr.query();

while (gr.next()) {

  var name = gr.number.toString() + ' - ' + gr.short_description.toString() + ' <br> Change Initiator:   ' + gr.requested_by.getDisplayValue() + ' <br> Change Owners:   ' + gr.u_change_owners.getDisplayValue()   + ' <br>Outage involves:           ' + gr.u_outage_impact.getDisplayValue();   //Change fields added to item in Calendar view

  var start = gr.start_date.getDisplayValue();

  var end = gr.end_date.getDisplayValue();

  var item = schedulePage.addItem(gr, start, end, '#008000');

  if (item) {

  item.setDescription(name);

  item.setName(name);

  }

}

//Release

var rr = new GlideRecord('rm_release');

rr.addEncodedQuery('state!=7');

rr.query();

while (rr.next()) {

  var start = new GlideDateTime(rr.u_entry_cutoff.toString() + ' 00:00:00');

  var end = new GlideDateTime(rr.u_deploy_prod_end_date.toString() + ' 23:23:59');

  var item = schedulePage.addItem(rr, start, end, '', '#FFD700');

  if (item) {

  //item.setAllDay(true);

  item.setDescription(rr.short_description.toString());

  }

}

[Josh80]

Hi Jerilynn

Can you explain a bit more what you did here?

Where does this script go?
How do you get this to display as a Homepage?

Thank you!!