Show different types of WorkEfforts in the WorkEffort calendar

[Bilgin Ibryam <bi...@iguanait.com>]

Hi all,

I'd like to see in the WorkEffort Calendar different types of
WorkEfforts - Tasks, Events, Available... Right now the calendar shows
only WorkEfforts with type Event. Is there any reason for this
restriction that I'm not aware of?

In the calendar screen there is possibility to filter by party, facility
and fixedAsset, and I think to add a field for filtering by
WorkEffortTypeId, so it will be possible to see different types of
WorkEfforts. Is it ok, WDYT?

Regards,
Bilgin Ibryam

Re: Show different types of WorkEfforts in the WorkEffort calendar

[Bilgin Ibryam <bi...@iguanait.com>]

David,

Thank you very much for the explanation.
I had no idea that there were so many differences between WorkEffort
types. I will keep in mind that.

Bilgin

Re: Show different types of WorkEfforts in the WorkEffort calendar

[David E Jones <jo...@hotwaxmedia.com>]

Yes, this would be a great enhancement.

A couple of notes:

1. The intention of the Available type work effort is to model things  
like when someone is working during the week or when a machine is  
schedule to be running (available). These should be shown as a  
"background" in the calendar, or in other words tasks and events  
should be overlaid on top of them. The idea is that actual  
availability is the available type work efforts, minus any tasks or  
events that "override" this availability.

2. For tasks they do have estimated and actual start and end times,  
but those mean something really different from what they mean for an  
event. For tasks the more important factor is priority and who they  
are assigned to, and the system can estimate when they will start  
based on that by sorting tasks assigned to a person by priority. If  
that estimated start date is persisted it will go in the estimated  
start field. In other words, with automation like this the estimated  
start date for a task could change frequently. This means that a  
different way of visualizing these might be more helpful. Coming back  
to the calendar idea though... I think it's a fine idea still and a  
good enhancement as long as you can turn them off and on since some  
won't want to see them in a calendar (ie because the estimates are too  
fluid).

-David


On Jun 12, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Bilgin Ibryam wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to see in the WorkEffort Calendar different types of
> WorkEfforts - Tasks, Events, Available... Right now the calendar shows
> only WorkEfforts with type Event. Is there any reason for this
> restriction that I'm not aware of?
>
> In the calendar screen there is possibility to filter by party,  
> facility
> and fixedAsset, and I think to add a field for filtering by
> WorkEffortTypeId, so it will be possible to see different types of
> WorkEfforts. Is it ok, WDYT?
>
> Regards,
> Bilgin Ibryam
>
>