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Building Operations / On Demand Work / Supervisor / Labor Scheduler
Building Operations / Preventive Maintenance / Supervisor / Labor Scheduler

Labor Scheduler: Overview

The Labor Scheduler (ab-bldgops-labor-board.axvw) provides a graphical interface for planning work and scheduling craftspersons. Using the Labor Scheduler, a supervisor or scheduler can drag and drop tasks for work requests onto a calendar that shows all craftspersons in the supervisor's work team. This enables the supervisor to schedule work while viewing the planned hours that each craftsperson will spend on jobs, thereby providing the information required for scheduling for maximum efficiency.

The Labor Scheduler tool considers the defined rules of the governing SLA, such as the service window, holidays, and completion dates, as well as craftspersons' established schedules (shifts, daily schedules, variances. See Concept: Craftsperson Daily Schedules).

When working with the Labor Scheduler keep in mind that it is a forward-looking tool that does not include statistics for the past. It is not a time sheet or scheduling tool for the craftsperson, but rather a scheduling tool for the supervisor. It answers the question: What hours do I have this week to devote to unscheduled (on demand) work?

The general workflow is that supervisors use the left panel to filter and view work requests that need to be scheduled, and then use the right panel to find the appropriate craftspersons to perform that work, based on ability and availability. The supervisor drags and drops work from the left side to the calendar on the right, which creates the craftspersons assignment.

The Labor Scheduler can be used along with other ways of scheduling work:

• You can also schedule craftspersons using the Schedule action available from the Building Operations Console; schedules that you make with the Schedule action also appear on the Labor Scheduler. See Building Operations Console: Add and Schedule Craftspersons.
• Work scheduled using a mobile device using the Schedule action also shows up on the Labor Scheduler. The supervisor for the work can review this work from the Labor Scheduler, and can adjust the schedule for this work. However, the Labor Scheduler is not available from a mobile device.
• If you are working from the legacy views (you have not opted into the Building Operations Console), in addition to scheduling craftspersons and tools using the On Demand Estimate and Schedule task and the Preventive Maintenance Schedule task, as a supervisor or scheduler you can schedule craftspersons using the Labor Scheduler.

Note: For information on using the Labor Scheduler as a Quick-Start user, see the Quick-Start see the Quick-Start section of ARCHIBUS Help.

Note: If you are exploring the Labor Scheduler by working with the sample HQ project and want to log in as a supervisor so that there will be work in your queue to assign, log in as AISTART with a password of AFM. You can then schedule work to craftspersons on the same work team as AISTART.

To access the Labor Scheduler:

• Building Operations / On Demand Work / Supervisor / Labor Scheduler
• Building Operations / Preventive Maintenance / Supervisor / Labor Scheduler
• Schedule Labor button on the Supervisor / Building Operations Console task

To work with the Labor Scheduler, see these topics:

• View Work to Schedule
• View Craftsperson Schedules and Work Assignments
• Schedule Work
• Concept: Unscheduled Work
• Craftsperson Statistics