Scheduling Jobs or Events

Discover how to schedule jobs or events from the calendar.

Overview

Use the Calendar to schedule jobs and events for your team. Pick a time slot on the grid, then create a new event or assign an existing job.

Calendar page with filters and day grid
Calendar page with filters and day grid

Open Calendar and choose a view

  1. Open Calendar from the sidebar.
  2. Choose a view: Day, Week, Month, or Weekly List. You can also turn Show weekends on or off.
Day Week Month and Weekly List view options
Day Week Month and Weekly List view options

Then choose a layout: Horizontal, Vertical, or Grid.

Horizontal Vertical and Grid layout options
Horizontal Vertical and Grid layout options

Use the filters on the left to control who appears under Schedule for.

Schedule a new event

  1. Click an empty calendar slot for the person and time you want.
  2. Choose New Event.
New Event and Schedule Job menu on a calendar slot
New Event and Schedule Job menu on a calendar slot

Fill out the Schedule Event form:

  • Title (required)
  • Location (optional)
  • Date, Start, and End (required)
  • Add Description (optional)
  • Schedule for (required) β€” who the event is assigned to

Click Save (or Cancel to discard).

Schedule Event form with title date and Save
Schedule Event form with title date and Save

Schedule an existing job

To place an existing job on the calendar:

  1. Click an empty calendar slot.
  2. Choose Schedule Job.
  3. In the Schedule Job panel, confirm the Selected calendar slot, then find the job under Jobs using Search... or Filters.
  4. Select the job to schedule it into that slot.
Schedule Job panel with selected calendar slot
Schedule Job panel with selected calendar slot

Need to create the job first? See Creating Jobs.

View or edit from the calendar

Click a scheduled event or job on the calendar to open it.

On a scheduled job, open the date and time control to see the Event popup. Use the view or edit icons on that popup to open or change the event.

Job scheduled time Event popup with view and edit
Job scheduled time Event popup with view and edit

On the job, review Dispatch Info for skills, schedule date, due date, duration, and time window. Use the edit icon on that panel to make changes.

Dispatch Info on a scheduled job
Dispatch Info on a scheduled job