Task panel in more detail

Sorting Columns
Quickly sort columns by clicking on the column name.

Default Task View
By default, the task panel will show the job order and then the operations underneath them.  To see the operations you need to expand each job order.  You can change this view so that the task panel shows a list of operations instead.  To do this click on the manage menu and select list by operation.

Related Jobs Tab
The related jobs tab will show a view of parent job orders and related child job orders.

Volume of orders
The planning interval does not affect the volume of orders that you see in the Task Panel.  The interval is used for calculating your capacity. 

To change the order of the columns in the task panel drag a column header to a new location. Visual APS retains the changes and the task panel will again appear in this order when the software is reopened.  A number of additional columns are available and can be added to the task panel.

To add columns to the task panel

1. Right click on a column heading
2. Click Column Settings
3. Expand the required entity in the left window
4. Click on the + symbol
5. Customise the label of the column if required
6. Set the desired position by changing the number value
7. Click the arrow symbol to change column position
8. Click on OK

To remove columns from the task panel

1. Right click on a column heading
2. Uncheck the column in the right window
3. Click OK

The types of orders that appear in the task panel are controlled by settings in Visual APS.  These settings are in the Visual APS profile which is stored in the user’s windows profile folder.   You can change which orders are loaded, whether orders should only be loaded for a particular planner code and whether orders should be loaded within the current planning internal

To customise the types of order that are loaded in the task panel

1. From the File Menu, select Company Settings
2. Click Order Import & Rules
3. Click on the Production or MRP tab
4. Change the settings to show All, Scheduled Only or Excluded
5. Click OK