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Introduction

Schedules for clients and projects in TO3000, Version 9.0 can be used to obtain a visualized representation of work processes. Schedules provide a comprehensive view of project and job intensity at any given moment.

Two kinds of the Schedules are provided for each of the listed parts of TO3000, Version 9.0:

Clients

1. Schedule of projects (and corresponding client jobs) for the selected client. — Schedule tab of Client window

2. Schedule of all projects. — Schedule of Projects window

Projects

1. Schedule of client jobs for the selected project. — Schedule tab of Project Window

2. Schedule of all projects and client jobs. — Schedule of Client Jobs window

 

General issues on schedules

On the left panel of any Schedule tab the names of the jobs or projects (depending on the particular Schedule) are displayed. The schedules are represented in the form of horizontal bars, spanning through a grid in which each column represents a certain time unit (hour, 8 hours, 12 hours or day).

exampleExample:

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The color of the schedule bar represents the status of the process it displays:

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Red frame marks that deadline for the process was in the past.

Blue frame marks that deadline for the process is later today.

Green frame marks that deadline for the process is in the future.

The process is not/was not finished in time. The red fragment indicates overdue time

Red dots in the end/in the beginning of the process bar indicates that some process fragment is beyond the currently selected schedule period.

_bm3 Note: Status colors can be changed on the Personal Settings > Colors: Status tab.

_bm3 Note: Double-click on the column representing the job to open Edit Job window for this job.

 

Schedules are displayed for certain period. To specify the period you want to be displayed, use Selected Period drop-down lists (select two dates: from-to). To apply the selected time period click Apply button.

Thus only schedules which fall between the two assigned dates will be displayed.

The column scale of the calendar can be 1 day, 12 hours, 8 hours or 1 hour.

exampleExample:

Each column represents one day

1 day

Each column represents one hour

1 hour

Use Column Scale drop-down list to specify the necessary value:

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The set of available values for calendar graduation varies depending on the length of the selected period.

 

The width of the columns representing jobs can range from small to large. Use Column width options to specify the necessary value:

column width

 

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See also:

Schedule tab of Client window

Schedule of Projects window

Schedule tab of Project Window

Schedule of Client Jobs window