Bookshelf v7.8: Setting User Preferences for the Dispatch Board

Field Service provides control over many aspects of the Gantt chart. To change these settings, on the Dispatch Board screen, click the menu button and then choose User Preferences.

Table 40. Options for the Gantt Chart
Group/Field	Description
Major Time Value	Sets the timespan (for example, one day) that can be viewed without scrolling: Year Month Week Day 6 Hours 4 Hours 2 Hours Half Hour Quarter Hour
Minor Time Value	Sets the time increments (for example, 24 one-hour slots) of the Major Time Value: Year Month Week Day 6 Hours 4 Hours 2 Hours Hour Half Hour Quarter Hour
Start Day at	The start time for a work day. The default is 7 A.M. The format is 09:00:00 A.M.
End Day at	The end time for a work day. The default is 7 P.M. The format is 05:00:00 P.M.
Service Region and Date Shown	These are set in one of two ways (whichever occurred last): From the application-level menu, choose Tools > User Preferences. On the link bar, click Dispatch Board. The user selects the appropriate options using the drop-down lists. Activities screen > Schedule view. A user arrives at the Dispatch Board by clicking an Activity Status link in the Activities screen > Schedule view. In this case, the items default to the choices made for the just-visited activity.
Color Scheme	Sets the colors of the time bars representing scheduled activities. A different color can be assigned to each combination of category and subcategory. To apply a color scheme, first select a subcategory and then select a color for that subcategory. To make the color the body of the bar, select that category as the Major Color Scheme. To make the color the border of the bar, select that category as the Minor Color Scheme. NOTE: When you select a subcategory color and then reset the subcategory and select a color again, both choices are saved and in effect.
Enable Default Colors	When selected, the default color scheme overrides user preferences and the Grid Object defaults to account name.
Major Color Scheme	Colors of the body of the time bars.
Minor Color Scheme	Colors of the border of the time bars.
Grid Object	Determines the text displayed on the time bars. When Enable Default Colors is selected, the Grid Object defaults to account name.
Display Current Time	Displays a vertical line in the Gantt chart representing the service region's current time.
Display Earliest/Latest Start	When selected, highlights (in yellow) the start time range for an unscheduled activity on the Minor Time Value bar of the Gantt chart.
Auto-Update Service Region	Selecting this check box determines whether the last service region displayed in the Activities Gantt chart appears the next time the user goes to the Dispatch Board screen.
Enable Service Region Constraint on Unplan Activity	When selected, only activities for the selected service region are displayed in the Unscheduled Activities list (instead of all unscheduled activities).