The Timeline Scheduling screen comprises two main sections:
- Operations section - —At the top of the screen, this section contains controls, menus, and search fields that allow you to schedule labor and change screen views.
- Scheduling section - —Under the operations section, the scheduling section consists of a left pane and a schedule pane (or panes, if you are using dual-timeline view).
- Left pane - Depending —Depending on your settings, this pane can contain a list of employees, jobs, statistics, or statisticswork content.
- Schedule pane - This pane (or panes, if you are using dual-pane schedule view) displays a schedule in a calendar format. Shifts appear as bars in line with their corresponding employees, jobs, or statistics. The position and length of the shift bar depend on the start and end time of the shift.
What is the default view when you open Timeline Scheduling? When I open Timeline Scheduling, the left pane defaults to Jobs and the schedule pane is empty (until I select a date range).
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- —Depending on your settings, this pane can contain schedules, work content, or statistics.
When you first open the Timeline Scheduling screen, a single timeline view opens with the Job view selected.
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Shift Operations | ||
Add Shift | Opens the Add Shift dialog box. For more information, see the following: |
Undo | Undoes the most recent action. |
Gear | Opens a drop-down |
list to select the following: |
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| If you clear all schedules using the Clear Schedules option, this action cannot be undone. If you clear all shifts using the Clear Shifts option, this action cannot be undone. The Recalculate Shifts option is used mainly by UniFocus Support and Implementation. | |
View Options | ||
Refresh | Refreshes the views in the Timeline Scheduling |
screen. | This feature is helpful if you have added or edited many shifts and want to ensure that you are viewing |
the most current schedule that has |
been updated with all of your |
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Top | Opens drop-down |
list to select the following: |
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Statistics types include:
- System Planned Hours - Need to define.
- Manager's Planned Hours - Need to define.
- Scheduled Hours - Need to define.
- System Planned Coverage - Need to define.
- Manager's Planned Coverage - Need to define.
- Scheduled Coverage - Need to define.
- Coverage Percent - Need to define.
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timeline view, use the view you see in the |
scheduling section. When using dual- |
timeline view, use this drop-down |
list to select |
the view for the top panes in the scheduling section. | The Work Content view applies only to event-related job standard types. |
Bottom | Opens drop-down |
list to select the following:
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Statistics types include:
- System Planned Hours - Need to define.
- Manager's Planned Hours - Need to define.
- Scheduled Hours - Need to define.
- System Planned Coverage - Need to define.
- Manager's Planned Coverage - Need to define.
- Scheduled Coverage - Need to define.
- Coverage Percent - Need to define.
When using dual- |
timeline views, use this drop-down |
list to select |
the view for the bottom panes in the scheduling section. | The Bottom drop-down menu applies only to the dual- |
timeline schedule views. The Work Content view applies only to event-related job standard types. |
Zoom slider |
Zooms in and |
out of the timelines in the |
schedule panes.
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Select Jobs and Dates | ||
Job |
selector | Opens the Labor Selector dialog box. Use this dialog box to filter what types of job and employee groupings appear in the left pane. For more information, see Labor Selector dialog box - field descriptions. |
Calendar selection | Opens drop-down menu to select the date range that appears in the |
schedule pane. |
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You use the scheduling section to schedule labor and view work content, workflow, and statistics. This section contains two panes: the left pane and the schedule pane. If you are using dual-timeline views, there is a left and schedule pane for each view.
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Left pane |
(s) | Depending on your selected view, this pane displays:
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To sort the information in this pane, do one of the following:
- Click the header.
- Hover the pointer to the far right of the column header and select either Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.
Schedule for the selected criteria.
The calendar view
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Schedule pane(s) | This pane displays the timeline that correspond to the selected view in the left pane. The appearance of the timeline in this schedule pane depends on the zoom magnification. If the zoom slider is |
moved all the way to the left (zoomed out), the |
timeline displays each day as a separate entry. If the zoom slider is |
moved all the way to the right (zoomed in), you see an hourly breakdown |
of each day. Shifts and work content appear as bars on the schedule |
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For more information on scheduling and working with shifts, see Working with shifts.