The Resource Gantt Chart displays the dispatch list for each resource from the current schedule start date out a given number of days.  The job/operation highlighted in the resource Gantt is automatically displayed on the job panel at the top left and in the operation grid below the job panel.  The operation highlighted in the Operation Grid has its resource capacity displayed at the top right.

When you first enter into the Resource Gantt, the resource selections window is displayed asking you the resources you want to graph.  You can also select the resource to graph by using either File | Resource Selections.

After selecting the resources you want to graph, press OK to load the Gantt chart.

The following is an example of the Resource Gantt Chart.  The Job Information, Resource Capacity Graph, and the operations grid can be resized by using the mouse on the splitter bars between each section.  On the Gantt chart, green bars show in process operations and blue bars show scheduled operations:

You can resize the columns in the grids by positioning the mouse over the bar between the columns in the heading and drag the column to the desired with.  If you hover the mouse cursor over a bar, details on the bar are displayed in a popup window.  The Job Notes, Operation Notes and Material Notes can be displayed by double clicking on the notes cell in the grid.  For more information, please see Displaying Notes.

The following tabs and commands are available:

File

1. Resource Selections  select one or more resources to graph.
2. Print Menu Select File | Print Menu to print a DMS Report as setup by Module Report Settings.
3. Print Graph  Select File | Print Graph to print the current Gantt chart. 

View

1. Job Grid Columns  Sets the job fields to display on the job panel.
2. Operations Grid Columns  Sets the operation grid columns to be displayed.
3. Material Grid Columns  Sets the material gird columns to be displayed.
4. Gantt Grid Columns  Sets the Gantt chart grid columns to be displayed.
5. Refresh  Refreshes the current job display.
6. Default Menu Tab

Options

1. Gantt Options  Select Options } Gantt Options to set the Resource Gantt Options.
2. Resource Selections  select one or more resources to graph.
3. Overlay Bars  Select Options | Overlay bars to toggle on/off the bars shown on the graph.  If on, the bars are overlayed on top of each other.  If off, the bars appear side by side.
4. Show Labels  Select Options | Show Labels is selected to toggle on/off the bars on the graph.  If on bars will be shown with labels displaying the numerical total of each bar.   
5. Percent Load  Select Options | Percent Load to graph bars as a percentage load.    This option can be toggled on or off.
6. Theme  Select Options | Theme to change the appearance of the graph.  Various themes and colors can be selected.
7. Time Scale The Time Scale for the capacity graph can be one of the following:
1. Shifts
2. Days
3. Weeks
4. Months
5. Quarters
8. Sort By  Select Options | Sort By to display a menu to sort the operations on the Gantt chart.  After the Sort By selection has been made, the Gantt chart is sorted and displayed.  You can sort by:
1. Start Date  Sort the operations by operation start date.
2. Start Date Prev Op Status  Sort the operations by operation start date plus the previous operations status.
3. Prev Op Status Start Date  Sort the operations by the previous operations status plus the current operations start date.
4. Start Date Status Prev Op Status  Sort the operations by the current start date plus current operation status plus the previous operations status.

Manufacturing

1. New Job select  Manufacturing | New Job to add a new job.
2. Edit Job To edit the job select Manufacturing | Edit Job, or right click on the job panel or the operations grid and select Edit Job to edit the existing job.  To edit the current job's operations you can double click on an operation in the operation grid or right click and select Edit Job/Operations.
3. Calendar/Capacity Changes are changes you want to make to the manufacturing calendar such as holidays, planned overtime, planned shut downs, etc.
4. Resources  is used to add, edit, delete resource settings.
5. Schedule Run  Run a global schedule.
6. Job Updating  Select Manufacturing | Job Updating to manually enter detailed time updates to the job.  You can also access Job Updating by right clicking on the job panel or the operations grid and selecting Update Job.
7. Start/Stop Clock  Select Manufacturing | Start/Stop Clock to to update a job with times and quantities typically used by a timekeeper or shop floor personnel.
8. Start/Stop Clock Edit  If using Start/Stop Clock Updating, select Manufacturing Start/Stop Clock Edit to edit existing start/stop clock entries. 

The following right click pop up menus are available:

1. On the Job panel or Operation gird:
1. Edit Job to edit the current job
2. Edit Job/Operation to edit the current job's operation
3. Update Job to enter Job Status Updating for the selected job
4. Quick Job Updating to update a job using Quick Job Updating, use the right mouse button and click on a job or operation.

2. On the Resource Gantt:
1. Edit Job to edit the current job
2. Edit Job/Operation to edit the current job’s operations
3. Update Job to enter Job Status Updating for the selected job
4. Start/Stop Clock  to to update a job with times and quantities typically used by a timekeeper or shop floor personnel.
5. Quick Job Updating to update a job using Quick Job Updating, use the right mouse button and click on a job or operation.
6. Edit Resource to edit the current resource using Resources.
7. Capacity Changes to enter Calendar/Capacity Changes.

3. On the Capacity Graph:
1. Edit Resource to edit the current resource using Resources.
2. Capacity Changes to enter Calendar/Capacity Changes.

Other commands are:

1. Clicking on a Capacity Graph bar will display the Dispatch Display for that selected bar.
2. Type of Work (Capacity)  The type of work appears above the capacity graph for the capacity bars (orange bars) and can be changed by selecting a new type of work.
3. Type of Work (Ribbon)  A ribbon can be added as a third parameter to the capacity graph displaying a different type of work.  The ribbon enables you to compare the capacity type of work, the current load, and a ribbon type of work all in one graph.  The Type of Work Ribbon prompt appears above the capacity graph.
4. Data points  The data points appears above the capacity graph and are the number of shifts, days, weeks, months or quarters you want to appear on the graph.

Note when changing to or from Shifts, selecting different sort orders, or selecting and entering a new number of dispatch days out, the Gantt chart must recalculate and load the data.