Calendar groupings

Calendar groupings allow you to define custom fields that group multiple scheduling periods into named categories, such as Week, Month, or Operational Phase. Groupings can be used to apply logic across a range of periods.

Week

Period Number

Period Name

Period Start

Period End

Week1

1

Sunday

02/08/2026 12:00 AM

03/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

2

Monday

03/08/2026 12:00 AM

04/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

3

Tuesday

04/08/2026 12:00 AM

05/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

4

Wednesday

05/08/2026 12:00 AM

06/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

5

Thursday

06/08/2026 12:00 AM

07/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

6

Friday

07/08/2026 12:00 AM

08/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

7

Saturday

08/08/2026 12:00 AM

09/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week2

8

Sunday

09/08/2026 12:00 AM

10/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week2

9

Monday

10/08/2026 12:00 AM

11/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week2

10

Tuesday

11/08/2026 12:00 AM

12/08/2026 12:00 AM

A calendar that groups periods by the week they belong to

Define grouping field

A grouping field is a custom calendar column that assigns multiple periods to a shared label or category. For example, using a Week grouping, periods 1-7 could be grouped under Week1, and periods 8-14 could be grouped under Week2.

You define grouping fields in the calendar editor. In the Group Name property, enter a name for the grouping field, then click Add. This creates a new column in the calendar, to the left of the other fields.

Add grouping column to calendar CSV

The initial value for each period in a new grouping column defaults to the column name. To customise the grouping value for each period, you define the grouping field values in the CSV and then reimport the file.

In the calendar CSV file, add the grouping column to the left of the default columns (Period Name, Period Start). For each period, enter the appropriate grouping value (e.g., Week1, PhaseA…).

Week

Period Name

Period Start

Week1

Sunday

02/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

Monday

03/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

Tuesday

04/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

Wednesday

05/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

Thursday

06/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

Friday

07/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week1

Saturday

08/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week2

Sunday

09/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week2

Monday

10/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week2

Tuesday

11/08/2026 12:00 AM

Week2

End

12/08/2026 12:00 AM

Import the updated calendar

Reimport the CSV into the software. The software matches the grouping field defined in the calendar with the column in the CSV and accordingly applies the values to the periods.

No field grouping detected

If you encounter the error:

Field index must be included in [0, FieldCount[.

It likely means the calendar grouping you've selected in the software doesn't match any column in the imported CSV file. Make sure your CSV includes the calendar grouping column you've selected, or remove the grouping from the software settings before importing.

Where to use calendar groupings

Groupings can be used to apply logic across a range of periods.

In Client > Export Activity Areas, you can group scheduled slices by a shared calendar value (e.g., Week1, Month2). Each exported object represents a group of slices scheduled within the calendar value.