Working with Calendars Related Topics: Calendars By defining the days and hours during which work can be scheduled, calendars allow you to create a realistic project plan. Calendar Working Status The calendar display provides an overview of an entire year at a glance. Multiple Calendars Open Plan contains a powerful calendar function that allows you to use any number of calendars to control when work can be performed. Hierarchical Calendars Open Plan supports hierarchical calendars. This means that calendars can have both a parent and any number of children. Calendar Files Open Plan stores information about working and non-working times in calendar files. The Default Calendar Each time you create a new calendar file, Open Plan automatically creates a default calendar that defines a Monday-through-Friday workweek with no holidays. Activity and Relationship Calendars You can specify both a default activity calendar and a default relationship calendar on the Preferences tab of the Project Properties dialog box. Resource Calendars You can assign a calendar file to a resource file either by dragging it from the Open Plan Library to the resource folder or by using the Files tab of the resource file’s Properties dialog box. Reporting Calendars Reporting calendars allow you to view time-scaled data in a barchart or histogram view using a non-linear date scale. Adding Additional Calendars If you want to define more patterns of work than can be described using the default calendar, you can add additional calendars to a calendar file. Any new calendar you add inherits all of the information stored for the default calendar. Defining a Standard Workweek For each calendar in a calendar file, you can define a standard workweek, that is, the normal working hours and days for the calendar. Entering Calendar Information When you open a calendar file, Open Plan displays the information for the first calendar in the file. This display allows you to view an entire year at one time. Setting Up a Holiday List In Open Plan, holidays are standard or extra working days that have been designated as non-working. Controlling the Display of Calendars Open Plan offers a number of settings that allow you to control how calendar information is displayed. Tabs and Dialog Boxes Related Procedures Parent Topic: Working with Calendars, Resources, and Codes
