You can adjust the sequence of scheduled jobs and
operations for specific resources or for all resources in a specific resource
group.
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Run the Scheduling activity (to adjust the work
sequence, you must have run this activity at least once).
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Open the desired sequencing form:
- To adjust the work sequence for a single resource, open the
Resource Sequencing form.
- To adjust the work sequence for all resources within a specific
resource group, open the Resource Group Sequencing form.
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In the Resource field or Resource
Group field, select the resource or resource group you want
to adjust the schedule for.
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In the Dispatch Interval field,
enter the number of hours into the future to retrieve schedule records.
The interval starts from the start date of the last run of the Scheduling
activity.
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Click the Filter-In-Place button to retrieve the schedule records.
- On the Resource Sequencing form,
the grid displays all jobs and operations the resource is scheduled
to perform for the displayed period.
- On the Resource Group Sequencing
form, the grid displays the jobs and operations the resource group
is scheduled to perform (no specific resource is indicated).
- Records are shown in the grid in the order the Scheduler sequenced
them, usually in order by start date.
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To manually adjust the sequence of records in the grid:
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Choose a schedule record by selecting a row in the grid.
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Click the Move Up or Move
Down buttons to move the record up or down in the list.
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When you are finished changing the sequence, select .
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Optionally, instead of manually adjusting the sequence, you can
use the Resource Sequencing Sort Setup
form to define automatic sort priorities:
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Open the Resource Sequencing Sort Setup
form.
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Specify a resource.
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Create up to six sort criteria by selecting a table, selecting
a field name, entering a field label, and specifying either ascending
sort of descending sort.
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Use the Move Up and Move
Down buttons to set the priority of the sort criteria.
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Save the record.
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Open the Resource Sequencing
form.
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Click Sort to apply the sort specifications
defined on the Resource Sequencing Sort
Setup form.