Scheduling
How does ControlBoard® keep a company's schedule activities consistent?
ControlBoard keeps one master list of schedule activities for the whole company, sorted into groups. Every job’s
schedule draws from the same list, so a pour, a mobilization or a punch walk means the same thing on every job and
every report. Each activity type carries a default color, so the board reads at a glance. Administrators and managers
add new types, retire old ones without losing history, and keep the list tidy as the business changes. An activity
type still in use is never deleted by accident; it is turned off instead, and the jobs that used it keep their
records.
What you can do with it
- Keep one list of activity types for every job
- Group activity types the way you report
- Turn off types you no longer use
Used by: administrators, managers
More about scheduling in ControlBoard
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Common questions
Can we group activity types to match how our company works?
Yes. ControlBoard sorts activity types into groups that you name, rename and remove. A group that still holds
activity types cannot be removed until they move elsewhere, so nothing is left without a home. The groups keep a
long catalog easy to search and easy to read.
What happens when we stop using an activity type?
You turn it off. It leaves the choices offered for new work, but jobs that already used it keep it, and their
history and reports stay intact. ControlBoard will not delete an activity type that is still in use, which
protects past schedules from silent gaps.
Does each activity type have its own color on the schedule?
Yes. Each activity type carries a default color and a sort order, so the same kind of work looks the same on every
job’s schedule. Schedulers and foremen can tell work apart at a glance without reading every label.
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