General Graphical Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) window properties

The Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) session has the following properties:

  • Zoom option for each pane
    To zoom to each window pane, you can click the window pane and click the Zoom button on the toolbar, or select the Zoom option on the shortcut menu. To undo zooming, click the Zoom button on the toolbar or select the Zoom option on the shortcut menu.
  • Each pane is horizontally resizable
    To resize each window pane, you can move the vertical bar that separates the pane from the adjacent pane.
  • Each pane is vertically resizable
    To resize each window pane, you can move the horizontal bar that separates the upper panes from the lower panes.
  • Save resizing
    The Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) window "remembers" the latest resize settings. The next time you start the Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) session, the previous resize settings are active.
  • Hoover to view button description
    To find out the intended use of a button, hoover the mouse pointer across the button to read the button description. For the buttons located below the display sections of the window panes, this works only if the button is enabled.
  • Access details session for object
    To access the details session related to an object, the following options are available:
    • Highlight the object, right-click, and on the shortcut menu, select Open. As a result, the maintain session of the object appears. For example, to start the Shipments (fmlbd3100m000) session to view the details of the shipment, highlight the shipment, right-click, and on the shortcut menu, select Open.
    • Highlight the object and select Properties on the File menu of the Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) session.
    • Double-click the object. For example, if you double-click a planning group in the Planning Groups pane, the Planning Groups (fmfoc0150m000) session starts, which displays the details of the planning group. This option is not available for objects in the Loads and Shipments pane that are not located in the lowest level of the tree structure. For example, you cannot use this option for a shipment that has a shipment line.
  • Access any LN session
    To access any LN session, you can press F6 or select Run Program from the Tools menu.
  • Sort options in columns
    For each column, you can change the sort order by clicking the column header. The ascending order becomes descending, and vice versa.
  • Refresh
    To view the results of modifications for objects performed outside the Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) session, you must use the Refresh option from the View menu. For example, if a colleague is modifying a shipment that you are viewing in the Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) session, to view your colleague's changes, you can select the Refresh option.