Solutions::Schedule - Features Comparison Between Versions

  
   
  Solutions::Schedule 8.0 General Features  
 

Solutions::Schedule 8 is an effective software-development product for rapid development of resource and team / employee scheduling solutions. New features include:  time bar linking (ideal for project management-style applications);  XML support for import/export of all scheduling and format data;   "drag & drop" time bar creation and many other features listed below make Solutions::Schedule 8 a complete application right out of the box.

 
   
 
   
 

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Time Bar Linking :  
     
  Display visible relationships between time bars. Time Bar Link lines can be displayed with different colors and one of three link types.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
       
   Map Area :  
       
   

 
  Schedule 8 incorporates the concept of displaying a compressed view of all defined schedules directly above the schedule view (Gantt)  area. From within the Map Area, "point & click" support provides quick navigation to that segment of a loaded schedule.  
   
   
   
   
     
     
       
   Edit Modes :  
  New persistent edit modes for erasing, linking and un-linking time bars.  
   
   XML Support  
   All data, including presentation detail, consumed in Schedule 8.0 can be imported from or exported to an XML file. Complete XML support is provided between the ActiveX and .NET versions enhancing migration capabilities.  
   
   
   Advanced List Area :  
   

 
  The list area that displays resource items, on the left-hand side of the control, is an integrated full-featured ListView object. Display multiple columns, enhance presentations with individual cell formatting, images per cell, and many other great features.  
   
   
   
   
   
     
     
   Undo / Redo Features :  
   Use built-in Undo and Redo methods for any user-activity with time bars (adding, moving, sizing, deleting, linking, and unlinking time bars). The Developer also has full control over the Undo / Redo limits.  
   
   
   Print :  
   Built-in methods for printing displayed schedules.  
   
   Time Frequency :  
   

 
  Set the time scale ruler to schedule items in increments of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years. Format monthly views to show week numbers and month names. Format yearly views to show weeks, months, or quarters. Or, create a custom time scale using the Time Ruler ValuePoint event.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
     
     
   Schedule Colors :  
  Customize every aspect of the schedule display multiple color and highlight settings. Define  custom areas, header colors, weekend colors, and alternating line colors. Set background image of the schedule. Display time lines and current time line.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
   Grid/ Gantt Frequency :  
   Set the distance between major time units, adjusting the granularity of the schedule view when users zoom in and out.  
   
   Snap To Grid:  
   Set snap-to-grid "on" so that time bars snap into place as they moved or sized. Full flexibility to set the grid size as you want.  
   
   Current Time Line :  
   Turn current time line "on" to display a line that indicates the current date and time.  
   
   Time Bar Text :  
   
Provide more relevant time bar specific information as needed using TimeBar SubText and word wrapping.		  
   
   
       
   Customizable Appearance :  
   Customize all background, text, and border colors. Use fill patterns or hatch patterns, images, and align text as needed.  
   
   Time Bar Styles :  
  Create multiple custom display styles to easily change appearance of time bars. Use styles to control color, images, height, and vertical offset of any time bar. Use a milestone style to display markers for goals or objectives.  
   
   
   
   
     
   Predefined Images :  
   Display your own images or any of the 15 built-in icons at the start and/or end of any time bar.  
   
   Developer defined Images :  
  Display your own custom icons and images at the start and/or end of a time bar.

 

  
   
   Dates In Time Bars :  
  Display the time bar's start/end dates within the time bar.

 
   
   Conflict Checking :  
  Use built-in methods and custom events to quickly locate conflicts between time bars throughout the entire schedule.

 

 
   
   
   Vertical Movement :  
   Drag and drop time bars vertically from one item to another. Or set this property "off" to prevent vertical movement.  
   Selected Bar :  
   Use alternate colors to distinguish selected time bars.  
   Lock Time Bars :  
   "Lock" individual time bars to make them read-only.  
   Minimum Bar Display Size :  
   Set a minimum display size for any time bar.  
   Text Into View:  
  Display all of a time bar's text when the time bar may be too small for full display.  
   Multiple Columns :  
  Set up multiple columns. Define data types for each column. Display column headers with "XP-styles". Hide or show columns.

 
   
   
   
 
 
 
   
     
   Cell Formats :  
  Apply individual cell formatting to any cell in the list. Create custom cell styles to quickly change a cell's background and text colors, fill types, images, and alignments.

 
   
   
   
   Header Items :  
  Set line items to display and behave as headers. Column format settings for regular items are not applied to header items.

 
   
   
   
   Check Boxes :  
   Display check boxes in Boolean data columns.  
   Alternate Line Colors :  
   Display alternating line and background colors to easily distinguish between rows.  
   Pre-Column :  
   Display a special first column with numbers or bitmaps to identify items in a row.  
   Tool Tips :  
  Display tool tips as bars are created, moved, sized, when the mouse moves over a time bar, or when the thumb on the vertical scroll bar is moved.  
   
   Export to Image :  
   Use the custom export-to-image method to easily create BMP, JPG, or GIF files displaying the schedule's contents.  
    Drag and Drop :  
    Use built-in support for dragging items into the schedule view.  
   Dead Zones :  
   Create areas in the schedule into which time bars cannot be created, sized, moved.