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Resource Planning: Gantt User Guide

Overview

In the Resource Planning tool, you can view and manage your project's resource assignments and requests using a Gantt view. View details such as project names, categories, requests, assignments, resources, and job titles. Manage resources either from the list section or directly on the Gantt chart's timeline. To make changes, simply drag and drop items or click into detail pages.

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Adjust List and Timeline Ratio

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. Hover over the divider that separates the grid and the graph.
  4. Click the divider and move it to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
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Group by Project or Resource

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. Select to see information grouped by Resources or Projects.
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Configure Displayed Information

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. Click the table settings icon-ag-grid-table-filter-menu.png icon.
  4. Move the toggle to the ON icon-toggle-on.png position or OFF icon-toggle-on.png position to show or hide details in the Gantt bars for the following:
    • Project Information
    • Allocation Information 
    • Time Off Information
    • Hide Weekends
  5. Click and move the slider using a drag-and-drop operation to adjust the size for the following settings:
    • Row height in the Gantt 
    • Task Border Radius

Expand and Collapse Projects, Categories, and Subcategories

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. Next to the project, category, or subcategory, take one of the following actions:
    • Click the expand collapse-caret.png icon to expand the information
    • Click the collapse  expand-caret.png icon to collapse the information
 Tip
To expand and collapse all projects, click the expand icon-vertical-carets-expand.png or collapse icon-vertical-carets-collapse.png icon next to 'Project Name'.

Zoom In and Out

Search the New Gantt

 In Beta
This feature is in beta and available for customers using the Resource Planning tool.
  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select New Gantt.
  3. Enter a project name or project number into the search bar. Then press ENTER on your keyboard.

Sort the New Gantt

 In Beta
This feature is in beta and available for customers using the Resource Planning tool.
  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select New Gantt.
  3. Next to the column name, click the sort order icon.
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  4. Click again to switch between ascending or descending order:
    • icon-ag-grid-sort-ascending.png Ascending
    • icon-ag-grid-sort-descending.png Descending

Filter the New Gantt

 In Beta
This feature is in beta and available for customers using the Resource Planning tool.
  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select New Gantt.
  3. Select to see information grouped by Resource or Project.
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  4. Click the filter icon-filter2.png icon.
  5. Select from the available filters:
    • Project Tags
      Note: When filtering by tags, the project must have the tag in order to also show people with the same tag.
    • Project Status
    • Project Roles
    • Resource Status
    • Job Title
    • Hide Past Assignments and Requests
    • Hide Empty Projects
    • Hide Empty Categories
    • Hide Labor
    • Hide Equipment
    • Hide Requests
    • Job Stage. See Change a Project's Stage of Construction.
    • [Custom Fields]
  6. To clear filters, click the X in the filter, or click Clear All Filters.

Add

  1. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).

  2. Next to the project name, click the vertical ellipsis icon-ellipsis-vertical.png and select Add Category.

  3. To add a subcategory, click the vertical ellipsis icon-ellipsis-vertical.png next to the category, and select Add Subcategory.
    OR
    Right click the category bar and select New Subcategory.

  4. Enter the name of the subcategory.

  5. Click out of the text box to save.

Tip

Click the undo icon-gantt-undo.png icon to undo an action. Click the redo icon-gantt-redo.png icon redo a previously undone action.

Copy

Copy a Single Item

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Right click the item or item bar and select Copy.
  4. Next to the item that was copied, press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    Right click and select Paste.
  5. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Edit from Details
      1. On the list or Gantt chart, right click the item or item bar and select the Edit option.
      2. Edit the information.
      3. Click Update.
    • Move to a new category or project using drag and drop.
      1. On the list, click and hold the item. Move it to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date on the Gantt chart
      1. On the Gantt chart, click and hold the item.
      2. Move the item to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Copy Multiple Items

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press and hold the CTRL/CMD key on your keyboard and click each item.
  4. Press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Move your cursor off of the item and right click, then select Copy.
  5. Press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    In the same section, right click and select Paste.
  6. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Move to a new category or project
      1. On the list, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date
      1. On the Gantt chart, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Rename

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.

  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).

  3. Double click the category or subcategory name.

  4. Enter the new name. Then click anywhere on the screen to save.

Tip

Click the undo icon-gantt-undo.png icon to undo an action. Click the redo icon-gantt-redo.png icon redo a previously undone action.

Move

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.

  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).

  3. Click the category or subcategory. To move the assignments and requests within the category and maintain their spacing, press and hold the SHIFT key and select the assignments and requests. Click and hold the last selection, then move the group of tasks to the desired location using a drag and drop operation.

Tip

Click the undo icon-gantt-undo.png icon to undo an action. Click the redo icon-gantt-redo.png icon redo a previously undone action.

Delete

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.

  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).

  3. Next to the category or subcategory, click the vertical ellipsis icon-ellipsis-vertical.png and select Delete this Category or Delete this Subcategory.

  4. Click Delete to confirm.

Tip

Click the undo icon-gantt-undo.png icon to undo an action. Click the redo icon-gantt-redo.png icon redo a previously undone action.

Create

Copy

Copy a Single Item

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Right click the item or item bar and select Copy.
  4. Next to the item that was copied, press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    Right click and select Paste.
  5. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Edit from Details
      1. On the list or Gantt chart, right click the item or item bar and select the Edit option.
      2. Edit the information.
      3. Click Update.
    • Move to a new category or project using drag and drop.
      1. On the list, click and hold the item. Move it to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date on the Gantt chart
      1. On the Gantt chart, click and hold the item.
      2. Move the item to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Copy Multiple Items

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press and hold the CTRL/CMD key on your keyboard and click each item.
  4. Press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Move your cursor off of the item and right click, then select Copy.
  5. Press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    In the same section, right click and select Paste.
  6. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Move to a new category or project
      1. On the list, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date
      1. On the Gantt chart, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Edit

Bulk Edit

Fill a Request

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.

  2. Click Assignments and Gantt.

  3. Click the bar for the request that you want to fill.

  4. Click Fill Request.

  5. Select the assignee from the 'Resource' drop-down menu.

  6. Choose an option to save the assignment:

    • Click Save.

    • Select the caret Icon Caret Wfp icon and select Save and Alert to save the assignment and send an assignment alert to the assignee.

      • Optional: Update the 'Subject'.

      • Optional: Update the 'Alert Content'.

      • Select when to send the alert:

        • Send Now. Select this to send the alert immediately, then click Send.

        • Schedule. Move the toggle to the ON position to schedule the alert to be sent in the future. See Manage Scheduled Assignment Alerts.

          1. Select the Date and Time to send the alert.

          2. Click Save.

        • Save Draft. Select this to save the alert as a draft. Then click Save. See Manage Draft Assignment Alerts.

Delete

Bulk Delete

Create

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.

  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt.

  3. Click New.

  4.  

    Complete the assignment information.

     

     

  5. Click Save to save the assignment.
    OR
    Click the caret icon-caret-wfp.png icon and select Save and Alert to save the assignment and send an Assignment Alert to the assignee.

Copy

Copy a Single Item

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Right click the item or item bar and select Copy.
  4. Next to the item that was copied, press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    Right click and select Paste.
  5. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Edit from Details
      1. On the list or Gantt chart, right click the item or item bar and select the Edit option.
      2. Edit the information.
      3. Click Update.
    • Move to a new category or project using drag and drop.
      1. On the list, click and hold the item. Move it to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date on the Gantt chart
      1. On the Gantt chart, click and hold the item.
      2. Move the item to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Copy Multiple Items

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press and hold the CTRL/CMD key on your keyboard and click each item.
  4. Press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Move your cursor off of the item and right click, then select Copy.
  5. Press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    In the same section, right click and select Paste.
  6. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Move to a new category or project
      1. On the list, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date
      1. On the Gantt chart, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Edit

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.

  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt.

  3. Select the Project Assignment Bar beside the person whose assignment you want to change.

  4. Click Configure.

  5. Select Working Day Splits and click Apply.

  6. Click the colored bar of the days you want to edit.

  7. Select Edit This Occurrence to edit specific days of the assignment.
    OR
    Select Edit Total Assignment to edit the entire assignment.

  8. Edit the assignment information.

  9. Choose an option to save the assignment:

    • Click Save.

    • Select the caret icon-caret-wfp.png icon and select Save and Alert to save the assignment and send an assignment alert to the assignee.

      • Optional: Update the 'Subject'.

      • Optional: Update the 'Alert Content'.

      • Select when to send the alert:

        • Send Now. Select this to send the alert immediately, then click Send.
          Note: This will send the alert immediately based on the default or project assignment alert settings.

        • Schedule. Move the toggle to the ON position to schedule the alert to be sent in the future.
          Note: You can edit or send the scheduled alert at a later time.

          1. Select the Date and Time to send the alert.

          2. Click Save.

        • Save Draft. Select this to save the alert as a draft. Then click Save.

Bulk Edit

Unassign a Resource

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list, right click the request or the request bar and click Unassign.
    Note: You can also hover over the request in the list and click the vertical ellipsis icon-ellipsis-vertical.png, then select Unassign.

Delete

Bulk Delete

Copy Project

Copy a Single Item

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Right click the item or item bar and select Copy.
  4. Next to the item that was copied, press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    Right click and select Paste.
  5. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Edit from Details
      1. On the list or Gantt chart, right click the item or item bar and select the Edit option.
      2. Edit the information.
      3. Click Update.
    • Move to a new category or project using drag and drop.
      1. On the list, click and hold the item. Move it to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date on the Gantt chart
      1. On the Gantt chart, click and hold the item.
      2. Move the item to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Copy Multiple Items

  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. On the list or Gantt chart, press and hold the CTRL/CMD key on your keyboard and click each item.
  4. Press CTRL/CMD + c on your keyboard to copy.
    OR
    Move your cursor off of the item and right click, then select Copy.
  5. Press CTRL/CMD + v on your keyboard to paste.
    OR
    In the same section, right click and select Paste.
  6. Move or edit the item in the following ways:
    • Move to a new category or project
      1. On the list, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to the desired location using a drag-and-drop operation.
    • Move the date
      1. On the Gantt chart, press and hold CTRL/CMD on your keyboard and select each item.
      2. Move the items to a new date using a drag-and-drop operation.

Shift Project Dates

 In Beta
This feature is in beta and available for customers using the Resource Planning tool.
  1. Navigate to the Company level Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3. Expand the project.
  4. Press and hold the SHIFT key and select the project, categories, assignments, and requests to shift the project and maintain the tasks timing and spacing.
    Note: If you only select the project, the project's start and end dates will move but the project's categories, assignments, and requests will retain their original dates.
  5. Click and hold the last selection, then move the grouping to the desired dates using a drag and drop operation.

Export to CSV

 In Beta
This feature is in beta and available for customers using the Resource Planning tool.
  1. Navigate to the company's Resource Planning tool.
  2. Click Assignments and select Gantt (Beta).
  3.  The export will reflect the Gantt as its configured on your screen. Follow steps to configure your Gantt view:
  4. Click Export.
  5. Select PDF or CSV.
    • If exporting a PDF, select the page size.
  6. Click Export to download PDF or CSV.