Calendar

Overview

The Calendar shows events for resources, such as users and planning board stages, side by side. Resources are arranged in resource groups, set up in Calendar Setup.

  • Events come from three places: events you add in the calendar, appointments on workflows, and items on transactions.
  • A transaction's items appear when the Transaction Type has Update Calendar selected and the item has an Event Type, a Resource, and a start and end (Event Start and Event End, or Check in and Check out).
  • Moving or changing a transaction or workflow event in the calendar updates the item it comes from.
  • When a transaction is cancelled, its events are removed from the calendar. They come back if the transaction's status changes from Cancelled again.
  • Until you save a layout, the Calendar shows only your own resource.
Navigation Example

Main Menu > Calendar

Settings

General Settings

Navigation Example

Main Menu > Setup > Settings > General (tab)

Note

The defaults are the values for new databases, new users and new Transaction Types. Your database may have different values.

Setting Description Default
Calendar > Auto-Refresh Calendar (minute)Enter how often, in minutes, the Calendar refreshes while it is open. If 0, the Calendar refreshes only when you click Refresh.0

User Settings

Navigation Example

Main Menu > Setup > Settings > Users (tab) > Double-click a Username

Setting Description Default
Setups > Calendar AdministratorCheckbox. If checked, you can edit the events of resources that are shared as Can View.Unchecked
Setups > Calendar Setup – Access AllowedCheckbox. If checked, you can open Calendar Setup.Unchecked

Calendar Screen

Buttons Explained

Button Description
MenuOpens a menu with these options:
  • Calendar Setup: Opens Calendar Setup.
  • Save Layout: Saves your view, time scale, work days, hours, groups and selected resources.
  • Save Layout (All Users): Saves your layout for every user.
  • Restore Layout: Restores your saved layout.
RefreshReloads the events.
OutputOpens a print preview of the calendar.
GroupsSelects the resource groups to show: All or one or more groups. The resources of the selected groups are listed on the left.

Filters Explained

Filter Description
ViewThe calendar view. The options are:
  • Day View
  • Week View
  • Weeks View
  • Year View
  • Time Grid
ScaleWith Time Grid: the scale of the grid (Wk|Day, Mth|Day or Day|Hr).
DaysThe work days. If none are selected, every day is a work day.
HoursThe start and end of the working day.
ResourcesTick or clear a resource on the left to show or hide its events.

Events Explained

  • Right-click an event for the calendar's own options, plus one of these:
  • Delete: Deletes an event that you added in the calendar, after you confirm ("Delete Event?").
  • Open Transaction: Opens the transaction, on the event's item.
  • Open Workflow: Opens the workflow on its Timeline, on the appointment.
  • Events that come from a transaction or a workflow cannot be deleted in the calendar: delete them on the transaction or the workflow.

Who Can See and Edit Events

Info

Each resource's Share option in Calendar Setup decides who sees it in the Calendar.

Share User resource Planning board stage or other resource
NoneOnly the user it belongs to sees it.Not shown in the Calendar.
Can ViewEveryone sees it. Only the user and Calendar Administrators can edit its events.Everyone sees it. Only Calendar Administrators can edit its events.
Can EditEveryone sees and edits it.Everyone sees and edits it.

Calendar Setup

Info

Calendar Setup holds the resource groups and their resources. Click Edit before making changes.

Navigation Example

Main Menu > Calendar > Menu (button) > Calendar Setup

Calendar Setup Buttons Explained

Button Description
MenuOpens a menu with these options:
  • Delete Group: Deletes the resource group after you confirm ("Delete Group?"). A group with resources cannot be deleted; the message "The selected Resource Group is in use and may not be deleted." appears.
  • Save Grid: Saves your grid layout.
  • Restore Grid: Restores your saved grid layout.
EditMakes the groups and resources editable.
NewCreates a resource group.
SaveSaves the changes.
AddAdds a resource to the group. The arrow next to it adds several at once:
  • All Users: Adds every user who is not in the group yet.
  • All P/B Stages: Adds every planning board stage that is not in the group yet.

Resource Groups Fields Explained

Field Description
DescriptionThe group's name, shown on the Calendar's Groups (button).
OrderThe order of the groups. Right-click a group to Move Up or Move Down.

Resources Fields Explained

Field Description
DescriptionThe resource's name in the Calendar. Users and stages added with All Users or All P/B Stages get their names.
TypeUser, P/B Stage or Other. Changing the type clears the resource and description.
ColourThe resource's colour in the Calendar. New resources are white.
ResourceThe user or planning board stage. Not used for Other.
ShareNone, Can View or Can Edit (see Who Can See and Edit Events above). New resources are None.
OrderThe order of the resources.
Menu (...)Right-click a resource for these options:
  • Delete Resource: Deletes the resource after you confirm. If it has events, the message "All the Events linked to <resource> will be deleted. Continue?" appears first.
  • Move Up / Move Down: Changes the order.

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