The new Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced module at Tricise University addresses a common gap. Most Automic users learn Schedules through trial and error. They build a daily container, attach a Calendar Event, and move on. Then a multi-day period breaks, a Daylight Saving switch shifts a global rollout by an hour, or a Pre-Process script returns blank instead of a date — and there is no clear way forward. This advanced eLearning module for Automic Automation V26, launching July 1, 2026, closes that gap.
What is the Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced module?
Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced is a Tricise University eLearning module that teaches developers and object designers how to configure JSCH, CALE, and TZ objects in Automic Automation V26. It builds on Automic User Essentials, covers five Use Cases and five hands-on exercises, and introduces the V26 Automation AI Assistant. The module launches on July 1, 2026, and is delivered in English and German.
The module assumes you are comfortable with the Process Assembly perspective and have basic familiarity with the Automation Engine scripting language. Across approximately ten topic blocks, the content moves from Schedule fundamentals into layered Calendar design, Time Zone behaviour, and the script functions that connect everything at runtime.
Who should take this module?
Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced is built for Automic developers and object designers — the people who configure Schedules, build Calendars, assign Time Zones, and write supporting scripts. Operators who only monitor existing Schedules will find parts of the module useful, but the design-and-script focus is aimed at users who own the object definitions.
The Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced module has explicit prerequisites:
- Working knowledge of the Process Assembly perspective
- Comfort creating Jobs and Workflows in the Automic Web Interface
- Manual object execution and basic monitoring
- Familiarity with the Automation Engine scripting language at the level of Automic User Essentials
- Optional: Automic User Script Essentials for a smoother experience with the Pre-Process labs
Teams running V26 in production benefit most. The Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced content on the Automation AI Assistant, the Calendar layering patterns, and the DST handling section all reflect V26-specific behaviour and the latest Time Zone object capabilities.
What does the module cover?
The module covers four object families and the scripts that link them. After completing it, you will be able to design Schedule objects with Period Duration and Period Turnaround Time, attach Calendar conditions to individual tasks, assemble layered Calendars from six event types, assign Time Zones for global rollouts including DST handling, and write Pre-Process scripts that call CALE_LOOK_AHEAD and VALID_CALE.
The five hands-on exercises map directly to common production scenarios:
| Exercise | What you build | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A three-task Schedule with mixed time and Calendar patterns | Foundation for any daily container with conditional tasks |
| 2 | A layered Calendar combining Weekly, Monthly, and Group Events | Reusable building block for business-day logic |
| 3 | A task with two Calendar conditions (inclusive WORKDAYS + exclusive maintenance days) | Pattern for tasks that must respect maintenance windows |
| 4 | A Schedule with a Time Zone object and DST inspection | Required setup for any Schedule that runs across regions |
| 5 | A Pre-Process script using SYS_LDATE, CALE_LOOK_AHEAD, and VALID_CALE | Foundation for self-documenting Schedule tasks |
The five Use Cases pose realistic situations and ask the learner to choose the right approach — for example whether to put exclusion logic inside a Calendar Group Event or directly on a Schedule task with two condition rows. Both options work; the module explains when each is preferable.
How does V26 change Schedules and Calendars?
V26 introduces one capability that directly affects how developers debug Schedule executions: the Automation AI Assistant. Available from the Process Assembly perspective via Monitoring > Analyze Last Execution, the assistant crawls all reports and logs of the last run, summarizes what happened, and proposes solutions for failed tasks. For the full scope of V26 changes, the official Broadcom "What’s New in V26" documentation covers every enhancement. The module covers both AI Assistant entry points — the Explorer right-click and the toolbar button on the Schedule object — and shows how to use the follow-up conversation pane for deeper analysis.
The assistant is particularly valuable during the development cycle. After configuring a Schedule, developers typically execute it to verify behaviour, and the first run is the most likely to reveal misconfigurations. Calling the AI Assistant from the Schedule object turns a multi-step report review into a single guided summary. Results are available in JSON or Markdown export formats, and the same pattern works across the Process Monitoring perspective, the Explorer, Agents, and Queues — provided the Automation.AI component has been configured for the environment.
Beyond the assistant, V26 keeps the established object model: JSCH for Schedules, CALE for Calendars with six Event types, and TZ objects with the 8-character name limit and the four-level inheritance fallback (Object → Client → Client 0 → UTC). The Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced module treats these as the durable foundation and integrates the AI Assistant where it speeds up real work.
How much does it cost and when can you book it?
Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced is released on July 1, 2026. The module is included in all Tricise University Flatrates at no additional cost — Single-User, Team, Department, and Division tiers all unlock immediate access on release day. For Flatrate users, no separate booking is required; the module appears automatically in the catalog.
For learners outside the Flatrate model, Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced is available as a standalone purchase at €200 excl. VAT. Both options include lab access, the full source documentation manifest, and the same content depth — there is no reduced version. The module is delivered as self-paced eLearning in English and German, with content reviewed at least every six months to track Automic platform updates.
Key takeaways
Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced is the V26-aligned module for Automic users who design Schedules and Calendars and want to move past surface-level configuration. The five exercises map to production scenarios, the five Use Cases force decision-making between equally valid configurations, and the new content on the Automation AI Assistant brings the module in line with what V26 actually changes in daily work. Release date is July 1, 2026 — free for Flatrate users, €200 excl. VAT otherwise.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the prerequisite for Automic User Schedules & Calendars Advanced?
The prerequisite is the Automic User Essentials module. Learners should be comfortable with the Process Assembly perspective, creating Jobs and Workflows in the Automic Web Interface, and basic Automation Engine scripting. The Automic User Script Essentials module is optional but helpful for the Pre-Process exercise.
Is the module available in German?
Yes. The module is delivered in both English and German as self-paced eLearning. Both language versions contain the same content depth, the same five exercises, and the same Use Cases. Learners can switch between language versions inside the Tricise University platform.
Does the module cover the V26 Automation AI Assistant?
Yes. The module includes a dedicated topic block on the Automation AI Assistant introduced in Automic Automation V26. Coverage includes both entry points (Explorer right-click and Schedule toolbar), the analysis output format, follow-up conversation handling, and the cross-AWI availability of the assistant from Process Monitoring, the Explorer, Agents, and Queues.
How long does the module take to complete?
The module is self-paced. The recommended path is to follow each topic block with its hands-on exercise in your own AWI Client. Most learners complete the full module across multiple sessions; the exact duration depends on lab time and the depth of exploration through the source documentation manifest.
Is certification included?
Tricise University offers certified Automic Automation training paths aligned with Broadcom Automic best practices. Course completion contributes to the certification path. For full certification requirements, consult the Tricise University catalog.
About the author: This module was developed by the Tricise University team — certified Broadcom Automation experts with hands-on Automic delivery experience across European enterprise customers. As the largest official Broadcom partner for Automic Automation training, Tricise has updated all courses every six months since 2019.
