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5.2 Adjusting Scheduling Preferences...................................................................................... 62
5.3 Rescheduling...................................................................................................................... 64
5.4 Using Backtracking ............................................................................................................. 64
5.5 Scheduling Options........................................................................................................... ..65
5.5.1 Skip unschedulable activities...................................................................................... 65
5.5.2 Exhaustive travel check.............................................................................................. .65
5.5.3 Double book............................................................................................................... .65
5.5.4 Under resource.......................................................................................................... .66
5.5.5 Defer resource .............................................................................................................66
6 Constraint breaking....................................................................................................................67
6.1 Constraint breaking mode ...................................................................................................67
6.2 Selecting constraints to break ............................................................................................ 67
6.2.1 Always...........................................................................................................................68
6.2.2 Usually.................................................................................................................... .... 68
6.2.3 Never ...........................................................................................................................68
6.3 Problem warning..................................................................................................................69
6.4 Objects with problems.........................................................................................................69
7 Problem Waivers........................................................................................................................71
7.1 Finding & Resolving Problems ............................................................................................71
7.2 Printing a problem list...........................................................................................................73
7.3 Waiving Scheduling Problem............................................................................................. .74
7.4 Unwaiving or Deleting a Waived Scheduling Problem ....................................................... 75
7.5 Waiver Redundancy .......................................................................................................... 75
7.6 Deleting a Redundant Waiver............................................................................................ 76
8 Request, Grant & Deny ..............................................................................................................77
8.1
“Full” & “Request” Permissions ........................................................................................ 77
8.2 Entering Request Mode........................................................................................................78
8.3 Making a Request................................................................................................................80
8.4 Granting a Request..............................................................................................................81
8.5 Denying a Request ............................................................................................................ 82
9 Configuration, Filtering & Searching...........................................................................................84
9.1 Personalisation of the Menu Bar & Toolbar .........................................................................84
9.2 Filtering Activities in the Views Pane ...................................................................................85
9.2.1 Audit Tab ......................................................................................................................85
9.2.2 Day/Time Tab................................................................................................................86
9.2.3 Week Tab......................................................................................................................86
9.2.4 Categories Tab...............................................................................................................87
9.2.5 Resources Tab.............................................................................................................. 87
9.2.6 Status Tab ....................................................................................................................88
9.2.7 General Tab.................................................................................................................. 88
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Booking mode ........................................................................................................................ 90
10.1
When do I need the resource?......................................................................................... 91
10.2
Are there specific requirements?......................................................................................91
10.2.1
Duration......................................................................................................................91
10.2.2
Planned size ..............................................................................................................91
10.2.3
Department ............................................................................................................... 91
10.2.4
Zone...........................................................................................................................91
10.2.5
Suitabilities.................................................................................................................91
10.3
Which resource?..............................................................................................................92
10.4
Interaction with permissions ...........................................................................................93
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Personalisation .......................................................................................................................94
11.1
Pinning and Unpinning Elements......................................................................................94
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