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-> Here is a %newwin% '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYWbh9_e2jw]]''' of this in action.
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-> Here is a %newwin% '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYWbh9_e2jw | short movie]]''' of this in action.
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-> Here is a %newwin% '''[[http://www.seedcode.com/movies/calnext/multipleresources.html | short movie]]''' of this in action.
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-> Here is a %newwin% '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYWbh9_e2jw]]''' of this in action.
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You can also maintain multiple lists of different kinds of resources (e.g., Rooms, Teachers and Levels), and let your users choose which ones to display in the column headers on the Schedule and Grid views. Read about it %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/support/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3845 | here]].
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!! Working with multiple types of resources.
Using a similar technique, you can maintain multiple lists of different kinds of resources (e.g., Rooms, Teachers and Levels), and let your users choose which ones to display on the Schedule and Grid views. Read about it %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/support/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3845 | here]].
Using a similar technique, you can maintain multiple lists of different kinds of resources (e.g., Rooms, Teachers and Levels), and let your users choose which ones to display on the Schedule and Grid views. Read about it %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/support/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3845 | here]].
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Since events can be chained together to show [[dependency]], you can move over-scheduled processes around and the other activities on the job will move in concert with them.
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Since events can be chained together to show [[LinkedMilestones | dependency]], you can move over-scheduled processes around and the other activities on the job will move in concert with them.
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Two quick examples. In '''small medical offices''' the "resources" are generally the practitioners. You'll look at a schedule screen where each column is a physician and scan for gaps in the schedule were your practitioners can see patients:
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Two quick examples. In '''small medical offices''' the "resources" are generally the practitioners. You'll look at a schedule screen where each column is a physician and scan for gaps in the schedule were your practitioners can see patients.
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In '''manufacturing facilities''', the resource is often a production process. You'll look at the scheduling grid and see when a process is open, and when it might be over scheduled:
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In '''manufacturing facilities''', the resource is often a production process. You'll look at the scheduling grid and see when a process is open, and when it might be over scheduled.
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!! Changing the value list of resources?
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!! Changing the value list of resources.
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!! Managing large numbers of resources.
If you have a ton of resources to manage you may want to partition the resources value list in several different lists. You can see a nice '''movie''' of this in action %newwin% [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORLOnqfsgLA | here]] along with %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/support/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3247 | instructions]] for making this change in your copy of the calendar.
If you have a ton of resources to manage you may want to partition the resources value list in several different lists. You can see a nice '''movie''' of this in action %newwin% [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORLOnqfsgLA | here]] along with %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/support/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3247 | instructions]] for making this change in your copy of the calendar.
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In '''manufacturing facilities''', the resource is often a production process. You'll look at the scheduling grid and see when a process is open, and when it might be over scheduled. Since events can be chained together to show [[dependency]], you can move over-scheduled processes around and the other activities on the job will move in concert with them.
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In '''manufacturing facilities''', the resource is often a production process. You'll look at the scheduling grid and see when a process is open, and when it might be over scheduled:
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Since events can be chained together to show [[dependency]], you can move over-scheduled processes around and the other activities on the job will move in concert with them.
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!! What should I use Resources for?
Resources let you break your events up, giving each "resource" its own column or row on the scheduling screen. Resources are generally either "things" (people, places, or equipment) or "processes" (production tasks, operations, or cost centers).
Two quick examples. In '''small medical offices''' the "resources" are generally the practitioners. You'll look at a schedule screen where each column is a physician and scan for gaps in the schedule were your practitioners can see patients:
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Businesses that dispatch repair personnel or trucks treat resources similarly. Note that some of your resources can be places (like a conference room you need to schedule) while others are people.
In '''manufacturing facilities''', the resource is often a production process. You'll look at the scheduling grid and see when a process is open, and when it might be over scheduled. Since events can be chained together to show [[dependency]], you can move over-scheduled processes around and the other activities on the job will move in concert with them.
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Resources let you break your events up, giving each "resource" its own column or row on the scheduling screen. Resources are generally either "things" (people, places, or equipment) or "processes" (production tasks, operations, or cost centers).
Two quick examples. In '''small medical offices''' the "resources" are generally the practitioners. You'll look at a schedule screen where each column is a physician and scan for gaps in the schedule were your practitioners can see patients:
> > screen shot
Businesses that dispatch repair personnel or trucks treat resources similarly. Note that some of your resources can be places (like a conference room you need to schedule) while others are people.
In '''manufacturing facilities''', the resource is often a production process. You'll look at the scheduling grid and see when a process is open, and when it might be over scheduled. Since events can be chained together to show [[dependency]], you can move over-scheduled processes around and the other activities on the job will move in concert with them.
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!! Changing the value list of resources?
After you change the value list of resources, run the Upon Opening script again to see your changes take effect.
After you change the value list of resources, run the Upon Opening script again to see your changes take effect.
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-> Here is a %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/movies/calnext/multipleresources.html | short movie]] of this in action.
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-> Here is a %newwin% '''[[http://www.seedcode.com/movies/calnext/multipleresources.html | short movie]]''' of this in action.
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-> You can drag an event on the schedule screen from one resource column to another; when you do you'll be swapping out the new resource for the resource you dragged from. Other resources for the event remain intact.
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-> You can drag an event on the schedule screen from one resource column to another; when you do you'll be swapping out the new resource for the resource you dragged from. Other resources for the event remain intact.
-> Here is a %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/movies/calnext/multipleresources.html | short movie]] of this in action.
-> Here is a %newwin% [[http://www.seedcode.com/movies/calnext/multipleresources.html | short movie]] of this in action.
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When you [[integration | pasted the calendar into your file]] you should have mapped a field in your events table to our "resource" on the Resources tab of your Source No X layout. On this layout you can pick any field from your events table to represent your "resource": be it a staff member, a piece of equipment, a room-- as long as it is depicted by a field in your events table.
!! What if I have a table I'd like to use for resources?
No problem. The calendar considers its resources from within the variable "$$sc_ResourceList" so all you have to do is populate that variable with the resource names from your table: this is probably most easily done using the List() function from a layout that has a relationship to all your resources.
If you'd like to use this method to assign your resources into the $$sc_ResourceList variable, do so by editing the script "Load Resources" and include something like this:
-> Go to Layout [Some layout with a relationship to all your resources.]
-> Set Variable [$$sc_ResourceList ; List ( Relationship::ResourceName )]
-> Go to Layout [original layout]
Note that you could also loop through your resource records instead of using List(). In either case, be sure to either sort your relationship (if using List) or sort your resource records (if looping) as resources will be displayed in the order they appear in $$sc_ResourceList.
!! What if I have a table I'd like to use for resources?
No problem. The calendar considers its resources from within the variable "$$sc_ResourceList" so all you have to do is populate that variable with the resource names from your table: this is probably most easily done using the List() function from a layout that has a relationship to all your resources.
If you'd like to use this method to assign your resources into the $$sc_ResourceList variable, do so by editing the script "Load Resources" and include something like this:
-> Go to Layout [Some layout with a relationship to all your resources.]
-> Set Variable [$$sc_ResourceList ; List ( Relationship::ResourceName )]
-> Go to Layout [original layout]
Note that you could also loop through your resource records instead of using List(). In either case, be sure to either sort your relationship (if using List) or sort your resource records (if looping) as resources will be displayed in the order they appear in $$sc_ResourceList.
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-> Resources must be in the field mapped on the "resources" tab of your Source No X layout (you probably did this during [[integration]].
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-> Resources must be in the field mapped on the "resources" tab of your Source No X layout (you probably did this during [[integration]]).
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!! Can I have multiple resources per event?
Yes, support for this is already built into the calendar. You'll probably want to change the Event Details layout, however, formatting the resource field as checkboxes (for example) instead of as a drop down list. Here are some things to keep in mind regarding how multiple resources work:
-> Resources must be in the field mapped on the "resources" tab of your Source No X layout (you probably did this during [[integration]].
-> That mapped field may hold a return separated list of resources (as would be created if you entered resources through a field formatted as check boxes).
-> You can drag an event on the schedule screen from one resource column to another; when you do you'll be swapping out the new resource for the resource you dragged from. Other resources for the event remain intact.
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Resouces are loaded in the script "Load Resources" whenever the calendar starts up. The simplest way to get your resources in here is to edit the SetVariable() statement in this script to include a list of your resources: just type them into the calc the same way we have done our sample resources.
Note that they'll appear on the calendar in the order you list them here.
Note that they'll appear on the calendar in
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Resouces are loaded in the script "Load Resources" whenever the calendar starts up.
This script looks for a value list named "Resources" and will use the contents of that list as your list of possible resources. If it doesn't find a value list with that name, it uses a hard coded list in a Set Variable () following the comment "hard coded list follows". You can also just type your resources into that calc the same way we have done our sample resources.
Note that they'll appear on the calendar in the order you list them in this hard coded list or in the order they appear in your value list.
This script looks for a value list named "Resources" and will use the contents of that list as your list of possible resources. If it doesn't find a value list with that name, it uses a hard coded list in a Set Variable () following the comment "hard coded list follows". You can also just type your resources into that calc the same way we have done our sample resources.
Note that they'll appear on the calendar in the order you list them in this hard coded list or in the order they appear in your value list.
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!! How can I show MY resources in the calendar?
Resouces are loaded in the script "Load Resources" whenever the calendar starts up. The simplest way to get your resources in here is to edit the SetVariable() statement in this script to include a list of your resources: just type them into the calc the same way we have done our sample resources.
Note that they'll appear on the calendar in the order you list them here.
> > Note about using List() on a table of resouces
Resouces are loaded in the script "Load Resources" whenever the calendar starts up. The simplest way to get your resources in here is to edit the SetVariable() statement in this script to include a list of your resources: just type them into the calc the same way we have done our sample resources.
Note that they'll appear on the calendar in the order you list them here.
> > Note about using List() on a table of resouces
