Overview

The Special Events are stored in a XML database file named MSA_SpecialEventsDatabase.xml, which is located in the software's user data folder. This database utilizes the msa namespace to structure and manage event data efficiently. 

Here is an example of a Memorial event:

Long lines have been word-wrapped for ease of reading.

<SpecialEvent Week="W20240318" FLGMode="false">
    <Event>Event description</Event>
    <Location>Event location</Location>
    <SRREventType>SRRMeeting</SRREventType>
    <MWBEventType>MWBMemorial</MWBEventType>
    <DateTime AllDayEvent="false">
        <Date Day="24" 
              DayPadded="24" 
              DayShort="Sun" 
              DayFull="Sunday" 
              Month="3" 
              MonthPadded="03" 
              MonthShort="Mar" 
              MonthFull="March" 
              Year="2024" WeekendEvent="true">24/03/2024</Date>
        <Time StartHour="19" StartMinute="15" EndHour="21" EndMinute="0">
            <StartTime12>7:15</StartTime12>
            <StartTime24>19:15</StartTime24>
            <EndTime12>9:00</EndTime12>
            <EndTime24>21:00</EndTime24>
        </Time>
    </DateTime>
    <Talk>
        <Speaker>Name</Speaker>
        <Theme>Appreciate What God and Christ Have Done for You!</Theme>
        <TimeInfo StartTime12="7:20" 
                  StartTime24="19:20" 
                  EndTime12="8:05" 
                  EndTime24="20:05" DurationShort="45 min."/>
    </Talk>
    <Songs>
        <SongOpen Number="25">
            <Title>A Special Possession</Title>
            <TimeInfo StartTime12="7:15" 
                      StartTime24="19:15" 
                      EndTime12="7:20" 
                      EndTime24="19:20" DurationShort="5 min."/>
        </SongOpen>
        <SongEnd Number="18">
            <Title>Grateful for the Ransom</Title>
            <TimeInfo StartTime12="8:05" 
                      StartTime24="20:05" 
                      EndTime12="8:10" 
                      EndTime24="20:10" DurationShort="5 min."/>
        </SongEnd>
    </Songs>
    <Duties>
        <Video>Name</Video>
        <Audio>Name</Audio>
        <Zoom>Name</Zoom>
    </Duties>
    <Assignments>
        <Chairman>Name</Chairman>
        <PrayerOpen>Name</PrayerOpen>
        <PrayerClose>Name</PrayerClose>
    </Assignments>
    <Media>
        <ImagePath>D:\My Documents\Memorial\2024-03-24 Memorial.png</ImagePath>
        <ImageWidthPercent>80</ImageWidthPercent>
        <TextBeforeImage>Text</TextBeforeImage>
        <TextAfterImage>Text</TextAfterImage>
    </Media>
    <Reminder SetReminder="true">
        <ReminderInterval Units="Days">1</ReminderInterval>
    </Reminder>
</SpecialEvent>

Understanding the SpecialEvent Element

The <SpecialEvent> element contains all the details for a special event. Note that some of these elements are included only for specific types of events, such as a Bethel Speaker Visit, Memorial, or Videoconference.

Here’s a breakdown of its components:

Attributes:

• Week: Specifies the week of the event, formatted as `WYYYYMMDD`.
• FLGMode: A boolean value indicating whether Foreign Language Group mode is active.

Sub-elements:

1. Event:
• <Event>: The name or type of the event (e.g., "Memorial").
2. Location:
• <Location>: The venue of the event, including address details.
3. SRREventType:
• <SRREventType>: Specifies the type of Assignments Editor event. Possible values include:
• SRRMeeting
• SRRSpecialEvent
4. MWBEventType:
• <MWBEventType>: Specifies the type of Meeting Editor event. Possible values include:
• MWBMeeting
• MWBCircuitOverseerMeeting
• MWBMemorial
• MWBSpecialEvent
• MWBVideoconferenceAssembly
• MWBVideoconferenceConvention
• MWBBethelSpeakerServiceTalk
• MWBExcludeFromSchedule
5. DateTime:
• <DateTime AllDayEvent="false">: Indicates if it's an all-day event.
• Date:
• Attributes: Various date attributes including day, month, year, and formatted strings.
• Content: The full date formatted using the operating systems shortdate format.
• Time:
• Attributes: Start and end times in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats.
6. Talk:
• <Talk>: Details of the talk given during the event.
• Speaker: Name of the speaker.
• Theme: Theme of the talk.
• TimeInfo: Attributes detailing the start and end times of the talk, including duration.
7. Songs:
• <Songs>: Contains details of songs used during the event.
• SongOpen: Opening song details.
• Number: Song number.
• Title: Title of the song.
• TimeInfo: Attributes for start and end times, and duration.
• SongEnd: Closing song details (same structure as SongOpen).
8. Duties:
• <Duties>: Lists individuals responsible for various duties.
• Video: Brother assigned as the Video Operator.
• Audio: Brother assigned as the Audio Operator.
• Zoom: Brother assigned at the Zoom Attendant.
9. Assignments:
• <Assignments>: Details of assignments for the event.
• Chairman: Brother chairing the event.
• PrayerOpen: Brother delivering the opening prayer.
• PrayerClose: Brother delivering the closing prayer.
10. Media:
• <Media>: Information regarding media associated with the event.
• ImagePath: Path to an image file.
• ImageWidthPercent: Width of the image as a percentage.
• TextBeforeImage: Text displayed before the image.
• TextAfterImage: Text displayed after the image.
11. Reminder:
• <Reminder SetReminder="true">: Indicates if a reminder is set.
• ReminderInterval: Specifies the interval for the reminder.
• Units: Units of time (choose from "Days", "Weeks" or "Months").
• Content: Number of units before the event when the reminder should be sent.

This structure ensures all necessary information for a special event is well-organized and easily accessible for you to use in your own custom report scripts.

• Cascade Style Sheets 
  This help topic provides details about the built-in CSS classes used for Special Events