Recurrence Patterns

Patterns

GroupDescriptionExample
DailyEvery X day(s)Every 5 days
Every weekday 
WeeklyEvery X week(s) on BitCodedDayEvery 3 weeks on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
MonthlyDay X of every Y month(s)Day 3 of every 2 months
The Ordinal DaySelection of every X month(s)The last weekend day of every 3 months
YearlyEvery X year(s) on MonthSelection DayNumberEvery 5 years on January 3
Every X year(s) on the Ordinal DaySelection of MonthSelectionEvery 3 years on the second Tuesday of March

Definitions

ItemMeaning
BitCodedDaySelect any combination of: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
DayNumberAn integer between one and the number of days in the month (depending on context)
DaySelectionSelection one of: weekday, weekend day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Ordinalfirst, second, third, fourth, last