Gantt
The Gantt chart provides a day-by-day (week or month) view of your planned schedules.
It allows you to view, move, and resize production and non-production schedules. This section is the complete reference for how schedules behave when you interact with them.
Colour Legend
A legend is displayed above the chart showing what each colour means:
Production
Running
Green
Production
Completed
Light green
Production
Planned
Green (darkened)
Non-Production
Running
Blue
Non-Production
Completed
Light blue
Non-Production
Planned
Blue (darkened)
Schedule Types
How a schedule can be moved or resized depends on its order type. Each production schedule displays its order type as a badge.
FQ
Fixed Quantity
Schedule has a set quantity but no specified end time. The ideal end time is calculated automatically from the cycle time of the SKU.
FE
Fixed End
Schedule has a set end time but no specific quantity (i.e., fixed duration).
FQE
Fixed Quantity & End
Schedule has both a specific quantity and end time. The normal SKU cycle time will be ignored.
C
Continuous
Schedule has neither a set quantity nor end time. The station will remain on this SKU until manually ended.
Start/End Mode
Each production schedule also displays a start/end mode badge indicating how it will be started and stopped. This is only shown for schedules that have not ended.
ASE
Auto Start & End
Schedule will automatically start and end at the planned times, regardless of quantity completed.
AS
Auto Start
Schedule will automatically start at the planned start time.
AE
Auto End
Schedule will automatically end at the planned end time, regardless of quantity completed.
M
Manual
Schedule will need to be manually started and ended by the operator.
Hovering Over a Schedule
Gantt Bar Tooltip
Hovering over a schedule bar on the Gantt chart shows a tooltip with: work order reference, SKU name, quantity (or ∞ for continuous), order type acronym, and start/end mode acronym.
Schedule Detail Panel
When a schedule is selected, hovering over start or end times (shown with a dashed underline) in the detail panel reveals additional timing details:
Actual Start — when the schedule actually started
Actual End — when the schedule actually ended
Ideal End — when the schedule is expected to end based on production speed
Hovering over the order type or start/end mode badges shows their full description.
Moving a Schedule (Drag)
You can drag a schedule left or right to change when it starts. All times snap to 15-minute intervals. Schedules cannot be moved between stations. Schedules cannot be moved to a time in the past.
Not Started Schedules
FQ (Fixed Quantity)
The schedule moves to the new start time. The expected duration stays the same.
FE (Fixed End)
The schedule moves as a fixed-length block — both start and end shift together.
FQE (Fixed Quantity & End)
Same as Fixed End — the block moves together.
C (Continuous)
The start time moves. The bar continues to extend to the edge of the visible time range.
If the schedule has auto-start enabled, the automatic start time is also updated to match the new position.
Running Schedules
Running schedules cannot be dragged. Once a schedule has started, its start time is locked.
Completed Schedules
Completed schedules cannot be dragged.
Resizing a Schedule
You can resize a schedule by dragging its start or end edge to make it longer or shorter. All times snap to 15-minute intervals.
Not Started Schedules
FQ (Fixed Quantity)
Not allowed — "Cannot set the end time of a 'Fixed Quantity' type schedule. To move the start time, drag from the centre of the box."
Not allowed (same message)
FE (Fixed End)
Changes the start time
Changes the end time
FQE (Fixed Quantity & End)
Changes the start time
Changes the end time
C (Continuous)
No resize handles
No resize handles
If the schedule has auto-start or auto-end enabled, the automatic times are also updated to match.
Running Schedules
The start edge cannot be resized on a running schedule — a message will appear: "Cannot change the start time of a running schedule."
FQ (Fixed Quantity)
Not allowed — "Cannot set the end time of a 'Fixed Quantity' type schedule. To move the start time, drag from the centre of the box."
FE (Fixed End)
Changes the end time
FQE (Fixed Quantity & End)
Changes the end time
C (Continuous)
No resize handles
Completed Schedules
Completed schedules cannot be resized.
Confirmation Dialog
After any drag or resize operation, a confirmation dialog is shown before the change is saved. The dialog displays the before and after values for the start and end times.
If the schedule has auto-start or auto-end enabled, the dialog also notes this:
"This schedule will start and end automatically when planned." (ASE)
"This schedule will start automatically when planned." (AS)
"This schedule will end automatically when planned." (AE)
Editing a Schedule
From the Gantt Chart
Click on a schedule to open the detail panel, then click Edit to open the edit form.
Not started schedules — all fields can be edited
Running schedules — the start time is locked and cannot be changed; all other fields remain editable
Completed schedules — the Edit button is greyed out and the form cannot be opened
Continuous Schedules
Continuous schedules have no defined end time. On the Gantt chart, they are shown as a bar that extends to the right edge of the currently visible time range (whether viewing by day, week, or month). The bar length updates automatically when switching between views.
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