Schedule Configuration Settings

Schedule settings lets you adjust the data date, switch schedule modes, switch how out of sequence progress is handled. These functions can be accessed via the secondary toolbar at the top of Plan view.

Schedule Configuration

Schedule Configuration contains the general information and settings for the current project.

Depending on the tab selected, information and settings pertaining to the tab heading are shown.

Tab Function/Description
General Schedule details, such as Project Name, Location, Estimate, Benchmark and work hours.
Contributors Add, remove, and edit project contributors.
Crews Set up standard crews for the project.
Knowledge Tags Manage knowledge tags on the project.
Calendars Define project calendars and non-workdays.
Resources Manage project resources.
SIP Resources Activities from the CPM Schedule show in the Short Interval Planning (SIP) view that are grouped, based on how the Plan view WBS is organized.
Project Suite Connectivity to other InEight Project Suite Solutions (as needed).

General

On the General tab, you can configure the project details.

Contributors

On the Contributors tab, both external and internal users can be added to the project.  Existing contributors can be removed or have their access level updated.

Knowledge Tags

On the Knowledge Tags tab, organizational defined tags can be reviewed, and excluded from consideration by the Schedule inference engine.

Calendars

On the Calendars tab, additional calendars can be created, working days can be edited, and a default calendar can be defined.  This is also where holidays are defined.

Resources

On the Resources tab, additional resources can be added and searched. Resource details such as ID, Name, Category, Unit, Default Units, and Costs can be edited in the grid by double-clicking the cell. Use the indent arrows on the right to create a child resource from the selected resource or to move the resource to a different part of the grid.

Use the indent arrows on the right to create a child resource from the selected resource or to move the resource to a different part of the grid.

Resources can be imported using the Excel or Knowledge Library import type. Use the toggles from the Knowledge Library import to select resources to import.

SIP Resources

On the SIP Resources tab, SIP Resources can be created, edited, deleted, and searched. SIP Resources also shows which step each resource is being used.

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