Gantt View

Overview

Production Planning assists organisations in managing all their production tasks. The Gantt view displays the job in detail and includes a visual representation of the job sequence.

Navigation Example

Main Menu > Production > Production Planning > Menu (button) > Gantt

Buttons Explained

Button Description
ViewGenerates a list of jobs based on the selected filters.
Menu
  • Views: Switches to the different views:
    • Dashboard: A visual representation of all the Stages.
    • Jobs: A list of all the Jobs in the queue.
    • Tasks: This view displays all the Tasks in Planning in a grid view.
    • Materials: A list of all the Materials needed and their Availability.
    • Outwork: A list of all the outsourced jobs and their Statuses.
    • Board: This view is an ordered list of the production Stages: each Stage containing an ordered list of Tasks or Groups (Task Packages).
    • Gantt: A detailed list of every Stage or Job, listing all the tasks and times accompanied by a visual representation.
    • Timekeeping: A list of all the Timekeeping Records.
  • Settings
    • Edit Stages: Creates the stages that appear on the graph.

Filters Explained

Filter Description
StageA dropdown list of Stages for you to select one.
JobA dropdown list of Source documents (e.g. Work Orders) for you to select one.
Radio Buttons next to TimescaleSets the visual representation to display time according to the selected button. The options are:
  • Hours
  • Quarter Days
  • Days
NewIf checked, will only show new jobs.
CompleteIf checked, will only show completed jobs.

Field Explained

Status Bar

Appears if a Job is selected.

Field Description
StatusDisplays the current Status of the job.
Note fieldDisplays the Status Note.
Req DateDisplays the date and time the customer requires the job.
Due DateDisplays the date and time Production expects to complete the job.

Header Information

Appears if a Job is selected.

Field Description
CustomerThe name of the customer.
ContactThe customer's contact person.
ReferenceThe job's reference which is on the source document.
FromThe source document type and number if one was used to create the displayed document (e.g. Sales Order).
Assign toThe users the source transaction was assigned to.
RepThe sales rep selected on the transaction.
DateThe transaction's date.
EntityThe entity that was selected on the source transaction.

Fields

Field Description
Field Chooser (*)Allows fields to be added or hidden.
DescriptionThe description of the tasks.
DurationThe duration of each task.
StartThe Start date and time of each task.
FinishThe end date and time of each task.

Visual Representation

Field Description
HourlyDisplays the planning for the next week in hourly intervals.
Quarter DaysDisplays the planning in blocks of 6-hour intervals.
DaysDisplays the planning per day.

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