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Managing Information Display in Gantt Chart of Asset Dispatch Board (End User)

You can change the way that information appears in Gantt chart of the Asset Dispatch Board.

This topic includes the following related information:

• Changing the Date for Gantt Chart Information
• Changing Time Zoom Intervals for Gantt Chart Information
• Querying for Assets on the Gantt Chart
• Viewing a Summary of Activity Details on the Gantt Chart

This task is a step in Process of Managing Assets.

Changing the Date for Gantt Chart Information

The date that appears in the field at the start of the Gantt chart is the date that applies to the information currently in the chart. You can select a new day in this field to change the date of the information in the chart.

To change the date for Gantt chart information

1. Navigate to the Assets screen, then the Dispatch Board view.
2. In the date drop-down list, select the starting day for the gantt chart.
3. Click Go.

   The Gantt chart refreshes to display the specified date.

Changing Time Zoom Intervals for Gantt Chart Information

You can change the time intervals that appear on the Gantt chart using the time zoom interval buttons.

The time zoom intervals are as follows:

• 1/4. The time axis on the Gantt chart is divided into quarter-hour intervals.
• 1/2. The time axis on the Gantt chart is divided into half-hour intervals.
• 1. The time axis on the Gantt chart is divided into 1-hour intervals.
• 2. The time axis on the Gantt chart is divided into 2-hour intervals.
• 4. The time axis on the Gantt chart is divided into 4-hour intervals.

To change the time intervals for Gantt chart information

1. Navigate to the Assets screen, then the Dispatch Board view.
2. Click the appropriate button for the time zoom interval.

   The Gantt chart changes to display the time axis divided into the appropriate time intervals.

Querying for Assets on the Gantt Chart

You can use the query assistant to display only the required assets on the Gantt chart.

To query for an asset on the Gantt chart

1. Navigate to the Assets screen, then the Dispatch Board view.
2. On the Gantt chart, click Query.
3. Click Query Assistant.

   The Query Assistant dialog box appears.

4. To enter the query parameters, complete the following steps:
   1. Select Asset number (#) from the first drop-down list.

      You can enter query parameters only for the Asset number (#) field.

   2. Select an operator in the second drop-down list.
   3. Select a value in the third drop-down list.
5. Click Go.

   The assets that met the query parameters appear on the Gantt chart.

Viewing a Summary of Activity Details on the Gantt Chart

You can view a summary of asset activity details through the Tooltip feature. These details include:

To view a summary of activity details on the Gantt chart

1. Navigate to the Assets screen, then the Dispatch Board view.
2. Position the mouse pointer over the activity on the Gantt chart.
3. In the Tooltip that appears, review the details.