Power Scheduler
when we schedule a job and it goes onto the calendar, we then block the time on power scheduler, but it only allows for a job on one day. If we know a job is going to run 2 or 3 days, it needs to spread out that time over the number of days needed. We also want to be able to black out a day, when the calendar is full. right now if we put a due date on the calendar, we can overbook a day, because the system allows it to happen. If the day blacked out when we can no longer take orders for that day, it should not allow us to use that production date, unless we move another job off and time frees up.
Michael Wolf
Hi Kate, thanks for the post.
Spreading a job across multiple days:
Power Scheduler already supports this. You can split a job’s imprints across multiple days, multiple stations, or both, so a 2–3 day run can be blocked out over the time it actually needs instead of landing on a single day. This article walks through how to set it up:https://support.printavo.com/hc/en-us/articles/46724003227035-4-8-Power-Scheduler-Premium#h_01FS81T3J8VTJMEEP2HZVM0EWW
Block Calendar Days:
We’re tracking this in two places, depending on where you want the block to apply:- Main calendar (stop new due dates from landing on a full day): https://printavo.canny.io/ideas-suggestions/p/block-calendar-days
- Power Scheduler (block production time on a full day): https://printavo.canny.io/ideas-suggestions/p/block-off-days-in-power-scheduler
Please upvote whichever one fits, or both if you need it in both places. If you can, add a comment saying how you decide a day is “full” (total press hours, number of jobs, or something else). That helps us shape the solution.
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Breana Cochran
For the first portion, you can duplicate an imprint on the power scheduler and schedule copy A for Day A, then copy B for Day B. But I agree, there should be a way to block out a day to avoid additional scheduling or to not allow any scheduling. Also, would love to see the scheduler view as a calendar in place of the current Calendar view.