Subcontractor

You can assign one Subcontractor to a task to indicate another party who is partly responsible for delivering the work.

Each Subcontractor is required to be created with a unique name.

The Subcontractor colour will dictate the colour of the:

  • Subcontractor tag on a task

  • Subcontractor grouping header on the Gantt

  • Task bar colour or work area colour (optional)

By default, the order of Subcontractors in the Project Asset list is sorted by creation date. The order can be updated using drag and drop.

Removed Subcontractors will no longer appear as an available option to add to tasks. However, they will still exist on any tasks they were assigned to before removal.

Materials

One or more Material options can be assigned to a task to indicate the planned quantity of Materials. The actual quantities of Materials utilised can be tracked once the work begins.

Each Material Resource has a custom name and is required to have a unit and Material type from the following standard list:

Type

Unit

Concrete

Item

Piles

Meters

Earthworks

Kilometers

Roadworks

Kilograms

Electrical

Tonnes

Drainage

Square Meter

Steel

Cubic Meter

Other

The Material colour will dictate the colour of the Material resource tag on a task.

Planned Material Quantities

The quantity allocated to a task will automatically be equally divided amongst the task’s working days to form a daily distribution of planned quantities.

Daily planned Material quantities can be manually changed if required.

Actual Material Quantities

Once work on a task begins, Material Actuals can be logged.

Actual quantities cannot be recorded unless the Task has the status of In progress, Completed, or Assumed Completed.

Each log must be recorded against a calendar day and must indicate the Actual quantity used for that specific day. When there are multiple Actual quantity logs on a single task, they will be sorted by earliest date.

By default, the order of Materials in the Project Asset list is sorted by creation date. This can be updated using drag and drop.

Removed Materials

Removed Materials will no longer appear as an available option to add to tasks, but will still exist on any tasks they were assigned to before removal.

Labour

One or more Labour options can be assigned to a task to indicate the crew or individuals required. The quantity of each Labour resource allocated to a task is adjustable.

Each Labour resource will have a custom name, and is required to be created as either a Crew (Gang) or an Individual Resource.

The Labour colour will dictate the colour of the Labour resource tag on a task.

By default, the order of Labour in the Project Asset list is sorted by creation date. This can be updated using drag and drop.

Removed Labour will no longer appear as an available option to add to tasks, but will still exist on any tasks they were assigned to before removal.

Plant

One or more Plant options can be assigned to a task to indicate the machinery or equipment required. The quantity of each Plant resource allocated to a task is adjustable.

Each Plant resource has a custom name and must select a Type from the standard Plant Types.

The Plant colour will dictate the colour of the Plant resource tag on a task.

By default, the order of Plants in the Project Asset list is sorted by creation date. This can be updated using drag and drop.

Removed Plants will no longer appear as an available option to add to tasks, but will still exist on any tasks they were assigned to before removal.

Locations

A Location can be assigned to a task to indicate the general area where the work will occur.

A Location can be one of three types:

Type

Description

Offsite Location

No map or model required. No Work Areas can be drawn.

Drawing Location

An image or PDF. Work Areas are drawn on top.

Map Space Location (beta)

Real world map. Work Areas have real co-ordinates. Supports GIS.

Location Management

Replacing an existing Drawing Location will keep any Work Areas in the same position, while replacing the Map underneath with the updated image.

Archived Locations will no longer appear as an available option to add to tasks, nor will they appear as a Map. Archived Locations will still exist on any tasks they were assigned to before being archived.

Restored Locations will make the Location available for new Tasks again, and the Location will re-appear as a Map. Any remaining Work Areas will still be visible. Deleted Archived Locations will be permanently removed and cannot be restored.

Calendars

The calendar assigned to a task dictates the working and non-working days.

A project must have a default calendar. Every new task will automatically be assigned to the project default calendar.

Custom calendars have specific non-working days, custom names and will have a base working week:

Working Week

Working Days

Five Day

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri

Six Day

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Seven Day

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun

Two Day

Sat, Sun

Calendar Management

If an existing calendar is edited, any tasks already assigned to the calendar will not be updated with the new changes. The calendar will need to be re-assigned to tasks in order for the updates to be shown.

Archived Calendars will no longer appear as an available option to add to tasks, but will still exist on any tasks they were assigned to before they were archived.

Restored Calendars will be available for new Tasks again. Deleted archived Calendars will be permanently removed and cannot be restored.

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