Opening the Graphical Scheduling application
You can open the Graphical Scheduling application in two ways: by launching directly from the Schedule tab of a Change that you are scheduling, or by selecting the application from the Go To menu. When you launch directly from the Change, the Graphical Scheduling application is automatically populated with information that is needed to identify the Change. When you open the Graphical Scheduling application from the Go To menu, you supply this information.
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Launching from the Changes application
This method of opening the Graphical Scheduling application is the most convenient way to start the process of scheduling an individual Change.
Procedure
- Click
beside the Scheduler Project field,
and select Create a Project Schedule to launch
the Graphical Scheduling application. The Graphical Scheduling application opens. The Work Queries section populated with information that is needed to locate this Change: the WOCHANGE data source, indicating that the schedule is for a Change work order; the work order number (wonum) for the Change work order; the site ID, if applicable; and so on.
Returning to the Change
At any time, you can return to the Change from which you launched to the Graphical Scheduling application.
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- To display the name of the Graphical Scheduling project in the Changes application when you return, click Return With Value in the top margin of the Graphical Scheduling application window. You are asked whether you want to save any changes that you have made. Answer Yes to ensure that your changes are in the Graphical Scheduling project the next time you open it. The Schedule tab opens in the Changes application, with the name of your schedule displayed in the Scheduler Project field.
- To return to the Changes application without bringing over the name of the schedule, click Return in the top margin of the Graphical Scheduling application window. You are asked whether you want to save any changes that you have made. Answer Yes to ensure that your changes are in the Graphical Scheduling project the next time you open it. The Schedule tab opens in the Changes application. The name that you have assigned to the schedule is not displayed in the Scheduler Project field.
To ensure that you can save the Change with the new dates, select Return to return to the Changes application. The Scheduler Project field in the Change record is blank. Leave and reenter the Change record. After you reenter the Change, you manually select the project using the Select Value option in the Scheduler Project field, and the name of the project is then displayed.
Launching from the Change to a named schedule
After you have supplied a name for a schedule in the Graphical
Scheduling application, you can return at any time to this schedule
from the Change. To do so, click beside Scheduler
Project in the Schedule tab for the Change, and select Go
to Scheduler.
Opening Graphical Scheduling from the Go To menu
Use this method to create a project if, for example, you want to schedule multiple work orders, such as regular batch updates, in a single Graphical Scheduling project.