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Part 3: Business Central Modules
intermediate
Project Planning with the Gantt Chart
Plot a project on the Gantt chart - milestones, dependencies, constraints, allocations - and have it sync straight back to BC job planning lines.
Part of paths:Functional consultant
18 lessons
What you'll cover
- Overview2 lessons
- Managing Multiple Profiles2 lessons
- Introduction to the Gantt Chart3 lessons
- Plotting Your Project's Timeline7 lessons
- Resource Allocation4 lessons
Lessons
18 lessonsOverview
Managing Multiple Profiles
Introduction to the Gantt Chart
- 05The purpose of the Gantt chartChoose the planning board versus the Gantt based on whether work is independent or dependency-driven.Quiz3 min
- 06Opening your project's Gantt chartSend a Business Central job to Dime.Scheduler and open it in the Gantt project picker.Quiz4 min
- 07Familiarizing with the Gantt Chart interface in Dime.SchedulerRecognize the components of the Gantt and the difference between duration and effort.Quiz4 min
Plotting Your Project's Timeline
- 08Navigating through the Gantt ChartMove around the Gantt's projects, calendars, layouts, and deadlines.Quiz3 min
- 09Modifying date and duration of tasksMove, resize, and split task bars on the Gantt chart.Quiz3 min
- 10DependenciesCreate and delete the basic finish-to-start dependency between two tasks.Quiz3 min
- 11Complex dependenciesUse the four dependency types, lag, and multi-successor relationships.Quiz4 min
- 12Abiding constraintsRecognize task-level constraints and the manual-scheduling override.Quiz3 min
- 13Manually scheduledApply the manual scheduling toggle to override Gantt automatic behaviour.Quiz2 min
- 14Storing the projectStore the current project state as a baseline for later comparison.Quiz3 min
Resource Allocation
- 15Allocating resourcesAllocate one or more resources to a Gantt task.Quiz3 min
- 16Sync with the planning boardMove Gantt allocations on the planning board and respect dependency and constraint rules configured for your tenant.Quiz4 min
- 17BC sync - Job Planning LinesConfirm Gantt allocations write back to Business Central Job Planning Lines and verify the round trip on a sandbox task.Quiz4 min
- 18Use caseRun the project manager and team leader workflow end to end.Quiz3 min