# Help with the node-red-contrib-ui-time-scheduler node

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**Created:** [24 April 2025 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-the-node-red-contrib-ui-time-scheduler-node/96736 "2025-04-24T07:44:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [24 April 2025 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-the-node-red-contrib-ui-time-scheduler-node/96736/1 "2025-04-24T07:44:03Z")

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Sorry, this is sort of a problem, and I want to ask for a second set of eyes to look at it if there is an elephant I'm missing.

Screen shot of flow:

 ![Screenshot from 2025-04-24 17-18-20](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/f/8f33da7210fc9dc7382fa7dc9dd036569e2ed0dc.jpeg)

the white lines show the other `link` node paths.

Sorry for the _Messy layout_.

The stuff at/near the bottom is there only for trying to check what's going on and not usually there.

Story:  
I have 3 _schedules_ (was 2 but added a third recently.)  
1 - Every day  
2 - _Alternate_ days. (Tue, Thu, Sa)  
3 - Weekly. (Mon)

At 11:55 it sends a `TRUE` and at 12:05 a `FALSE`.  
They get _translated_ to `ON` and `OFF`. (Ease of reading)

(While posting this I think I know the problem, but anyway......)

I leave this node showing the `Overview` - which may be contributing to the problem. Not sure.

Else where I have a `drop down` selector that selects the desired one to be used.  
(As shown in the screen shot, brown lines.)

They are `switch` nodes that allow the message to pass dependant on `flow.context`.

At the given time all 2 outputs get sent a `true` signal. Only 1 gets through and becomes the `ON` signal.

At 12:05 all 2 send `FALSE` and only 1 gets through and becomes the `OFF` signal.

I didn't include the third output because I am not using it just now.

Now, another thing I've done _wrong_ is the node's settings so it only sends a signal if it is different to the previous one.

Though what I did does have a nice consequence that you see the `xRBE` nodes.  
This helps me _see_ which output is _causing_ the work be done.

## Why am I asking this? It is obvious how things work.

Because I changed it from `DAILY` to `ALTERNATE`. So things should only happen on Tue, Thu and Sat.  
But it happened on one of the other days.

I checked the `flow.context` and it was set correctly.

## Sod's law.

Since I added the bit of extra code to catch messages, timestamp then and format the message, queuing them and displaying the messages were added: It has worked ok.

But I just would like a second set of eyes to check it for me.

Thanks in advance.

P.S.  
It isn't really covered in the docs - that I can see.  
So if I change what the node is showing from `OVERVIEW` to the desired one, will only that output send messages at the given times?  
(Sorry forgot to check that point)

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**Post date:** [23 July 2025 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-the-node-red-contrib-ui-time-scheduler-node/96736/2 "2025-07-23T07:44:55Z")

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