Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Scheduler Users Guide - Manual (Page 75)

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When you activate this option, all operations that are not a part of the Handlebar 1 order
are grayed out, making it easy to find the Handlebar 1 operations, as shown below.
Repeating this selection takes you back to the normal sequencer view.
Use operation overlap
The default view for the Sequence window is structured to provide an overview of the
entire schedule. In many implementations, the default view does not show all the
information about the schedule. For example, in our tutorial, we have a resource that can
have multiple operations being performed at the same time. There are three Labor
resources that could be working on different operations.
You can get a complete picture by placing your cursor on the Labor resource, right-
clicking, and selecting the Toggle Overlapping Operations menu option. This will
change the display so all operations for the Labor resource are shown.
Another factor in looking at a schedule is the timing of shift changes. In our tutorial, our
resources are only available during the first two shifts. You can see all the availability
patterns by opening the Time Pattern, but it does not show the scheduled operations. If
you want to see the time patterns of select resources, you can right-click on a resource and
select the Overlay Time Patterns menu options. This causes the resource shift pattern to
be overlaid with the schedule operations. If you toggle the overlapping operations for the