• Apply the desired filters. Date, personnel, Project, and other filters are available.
• Book your resources easily, reassign tasks to other employees or to another day with drag-n-drop functionality and get a full overview of your teams’ workload.
• Click on a specific date and choose the service, project, work package, and workload for this booking. Prepare tasks option is also available.
• Different colors indicate the priority of each work package and the approved absences of the personnel.

In order to access Team Planning, go to Packages> Project Automation> Team Planning. The Team Planning table opens.

Users that have the PM package activated from the Application Rights have access to this unit.

Filters

The Filters section should contain the following fields:

• Booked Personnel: each manager views the list of their subordinate personnel. Choose one or leave it empty to view results for all your subordinates.
  • You can check personnel’s resource manager in their personnel card.
• Approval Status: define one or more personnel booking approval statuses from the list (Pending, Approved, Cancelled, Rejected).
• Customer: limit the results to one customer by choosing from the list of accounts, or leave the customer filter empty to view results for all customers.
• Project: Choose one Project from the list to limit the results, or leave the filter empty to view results for all Projects.
• Work Package: choose a work package from the list (the list depends on the chosen project), or leave the filter empty to view results for all work packages.
• WP Status: choose a work package filter from the list (Running, Opened, Confirmed, Scheduled, Completed, Cancelled, Paused, Failed, All).
• Date From (date): define the start week of the results. Depending on the date you choose 2 weeks grid appears.

Fetch results

Click the button “Fetch” to view the updated results based on your filters or “Clear” to clear all selected filters.

• A table is displayed showing subordinate personnel’s bookings for the selected week as well as the next one.
• The first column displays the Personnel and the next columns refer to each weekday (including weekends).
• The button Previous Weeks and Next Weeks should be available on the left and right top side of the table header.
  • Navigate through different weeks, simply click on the “Previous Weeks” button on the top left side of the results table or the “Next Weeks” button on the top right side. The table refreshes and displays results with the same filters for the two previous/next weeks from the selected Date.

The legends table displayed at the bottom highlights the different colors for approved absences and priorities of each booking.

• Approved Absence/ Public Holiday: Grey (whole cell),
  • Hover over a cell of an Approved Absence/Public Holiday. A window appears displaying the information about the specific date being a Vacation (absence) or a National Holiday.
• The priority of the booked project: Light Green-Normal, Dark Green-Low, High-Orange, and Red-Top.

Create a booking

In order to create a booking in the Team planning, click on a cell in the table. The Add Booking window is populated with the following fields:

• Booked Personnel and Requested Personnel are prepopulated and not editable according to the personnel’s row in the table and refer to the Personnel you want to make to booking for.
• Work as; is mandatory and you can choose from the list of Products and Services the service for this booking.
• Prepare Tasks is a checkbox, that if checked will automatically create tasks for the booked personnel for the scheduled workload. If left unchecked no tasks will be created.
• Show unassigned projects is a checkbox, that will define the Projects shown in the field below. If left unchecked, it will populate all Projects in the field below. If checked, it will only show projects without bookings.
• Project is a mandatory list based on the “Show unassigned projects” checkbox, where the manager can choose for which project is this booking for.
• Work Package is a mandatory list based on the selected project, where the manager can select the exact work package of the chosen project that this booking is for.
• Define the Rate number,
• Billing Currency is a mandatory list that fetches values from the Currencies table. Choose a Currency for this booking.
• Define the Booking Start Date and the Workload (in hours).

Set values to the fields and click Save. The new booking is displayed on the table. Based on the priority of the project different color is shown (green, orange, red).

• In case the workload exceeds the availability of the booked personnel, the booking will be split into 2 or more days.
• In case the work package that is chosen for the new booking is scheduled to end prior to the booking date, a respective message is displayed to the manager and prevents him/her from adding the booking.

View a booking

Users can hover their mouse over a booking to view more information. In particular, after having fetched the results hover over a cell with a booking. A window appears with the following information: Project. WP, PM, Booking, Approval Status, Booked Workload, Total Workload, and Capacity.

Edit a booking

Click on an existing booking to make any changes you wish. The Edit Booking window is populated, having the fields:

• Booked Personnel, Requested Personnel, Work as, Prepare tasks, Rate, Billing Currency, Booking Date, and Workload.
• The fields above are prepopulated with the values as were set on the booking creation and all in edit mode apart from the “Requested Personnel” which is uneditable.
• Edit the values you want and click save.

• Drag-n-drop an existing booking from one day to another to change the Booking date.
• Drag-n-drop an existing booking from one Personnel to another to change the Booked Personnel.

Find out more about Project scheduling and Personnel Booking here.

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Personnel participation in a Project implementation can be confirmed or rejected through Personnel Booking Approvals unit by Personnel’ Resource Manager regarding booked Personnel and Divisional Resource Managers regarding booked Job Titles. Resource Managers can see who’s available based on other bookings and capacity and decide upon these requests.

Search Personnel

1. Go to Modules Menu Icon > Project Management> Projects.
2. Enter the Project you wish from the list of Projects.
3. Click on the Search Personnel tab.

In the Search Personnel tab, you may search Personnel based on their name, skill, job title or other criteria combination. Search Personnel by Skills option is available through the Personnel unit, too.

4. On the left side, there is an advanced criteria panel, in which you may:
   • Search Personnel based on the Name or Job Title
   • Select Functional Group that Personnel is/are a member(s) of
   • Select Division that Personnel is/are member(s) of
   • Choose to see only Users and not to see Guest Users
   • Select a Period (From-To) to identify Not booked Personnel
   • Select a specific Job Title from the list
   • Specify the Cost Min and Max of this Personnel or Job Title and also choose whether this Cost is indicated as External or Internal. Costs are associated with the Job Title’s Service.
   • Select Personnel Status
   • Click on the + icon to add in criteria a Desired Skill. A pop-up appears, where you can fill in the already added Skill, its minimum grade and any certification with its authority (if any). Click on Save to proceed.

You can continue adding different Skills and combine them to find specific Human Resource to use. 

Results are displayed on the right side of the screen. Choose to see different the results in a different Order (by Name, Cost, Sales Rate), ascending or descending. In the results, you will see the Job Title(s) or Personnel that fulfills the selected criteria. Regarding both Personnel and Job Title, you can choose to Book work for it, inside a Project’s Work-package.

5. If you choose to Book a Personnel, a pop-up box opens:
   • You can confirm this Personnel Job Title’s Service, select the existing Sales Rate for this Service, maybe adjust the final Rate, set the Currency and add a Memo.
   • Select the Work-Package you wish to book this Personnel on,
   • Select whether the hours added will be Chargeable (when Tasks completed and approved, Expenses and Income of Project will be updated automatically)
   • Select whether the hours added will prepare Tasks for the assignee or he will be responsible to split up the work in hours during the Work-Package range.
   • Select how these hours will be populated (Use Capacity, Use Available time, Divide hours in days with capacity) or add hours manually and press Save.

In the Booking details calendar, in blue are highlighted the public holidays and in orange the approved absences.

6. If you choose to Book a Job Title, a pop-up box opens:
   • Search for the Service (Work As) field,
   • You can confirm this Job Title’s Division, select the existing Sales Rate for this Service, maybe adjust the final Rate, set the Currency and add a Memo.
   • Select the Work-Package you wish to book this Personnel on,
   • Select whether the hours added will be Chargeable (when Tasks completed and approved, Expenses and Income of Project will be updated automatically)
   • Select whether the hours added will prepare Tasks for the assignee or he will be responsible to split up the work in hours during the Work-Package range.
   • Select how these hours will be populated (Use Capacity, Use Available time, Divide hours in days with capacity) or add hours manually and press Save.

Personnel Booking can be made also from Personnel Booking tab of the Project.

When Personnel Booking Request is saved, a new System-Notification is sent to this Personnel’s Resource Manager (who sometimes can be also his Manager) regarding Personnel Bookings and the selected Division’s Resource Manager regarding Job Titles Bookings. Clicking on this Notification, Resource Managers and Managers will be navigated directly to Personnel Booking Approvals Unit.

Personnel Booking in a Project

1. Go to Modules Menu Icon > Project Management > Projects.
2. Enter the Project you wish from the list of Projects.
3. Click on the Personnel Booking tab.

Personnel Booking for a specific Project can be performed directly from the Search Personnel tab of the Project, too. Being inside the Personnel Booking tab, you may see here Personnel Booking requests that have been added either manually or through the “Search Personnel and Book it in Work Package” functionality.

4. To add a new Personnel Booking Request based on the Personnel name, click on the + icon.
   • You can confirm this Personnel Job Title’s Service, select the existing Sales Rate for this Service, maybe adjust the final Rate, set the Currency and add a Memo.
   • Select the Work-Package you wish to book this Personnel on,
   • Select whether the hours added will be Chargeable (when Tasks completed and approved, Expenses and Income of Project will be updated automatically)
   • Select whether the hours added will prepare Tasks for the assignee or he will be responsible to split up the work in hours during the Work-Package range.
   • Select how these hours will be populated (Use Capacity, Use Available time, Divide hours in days with capacity) or add hours manually.
   • Click on Save to save the new Booking Request, on Save and New to save this and start creating another one. Choosing Save and Notify, Booking Request will be saved and you could send Note-Notification upon its creation not only to users but also to external recipients via email. Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the procedure.

When Personnel Booking Request is saved, a new System-Notification is sent to this Personnel’s Resource Manager (who sometimes can be his Manager). Clicking on this Notification, Resource and Line Managers will be navigated directly to Personnel Booking Approvals Unit.

5. To add a new Personnel Booking Request based on the Job Title name, click on the + icon.
   • Search for the Service (Work As) field,
   • You can confirm this Job Title’s Division, select the existing Sales Rate for this Service, maybe adjust the final Rate, set the Currency and add a Memo.
   • Select the Work-Package you wish to book this Personnel on.
   • Select how these hours will be populated (Use Capacity, Use Available time, Divide hours in days with capacity) or add hours manually.
   • Click on Save to save the new Personnel Booking Request, on Save and New to save this and start creating another one. Choosing Save and Notify, Language will be saved and you could send Note-Notification upon its creation not only to users but also to external recipients via email. Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the procedure.

When Job Title Booking Request is saved, a new System-Notification is sent to this Division’s Resource Manager. Clicking on this Notification, Resource Manager will be navigated directly to Personnel Booking Approvals Unit.

6. To view a Personnel Booking Request, click on it from the list. You may even add a Note to be received by the Resource Manager.
7. To edit a Personnel Booking Request, click on it from the list and press pencil button. You may adjust the booked hours and Save again the Booking request.
8. To delete or export already added Personnel Booking Requests, you may use the related tab inside the Project. Multi-check Resources (Personnel & Job Titles) Booking Requests and select Delete or Export. A confirmation message will appear.

Already approved booking requests are displayed with a green check icon.

Personnel Booking in Projects

Personnel Booking can be performed directly from Search Personnel and Personnel Booking in a Project tab of the Project, too. Being inside the Personnel Booking tab, you may see here Personnel Booking requests that have been added either manually or through the “Search Personnel and Book it in Work Package” functionality.

1. Go to Modules Menu Icon > Project Management> Personnel Booking.
2. Select the Project you wish to Book Personnel on.
3. To add a new Personnel Booking Request based on the Personnel name:
   • You can confirm this Personnel Job Title’s Service, select the existing Sales Rate for this Service, maybe adjust the final Rate, set the Currency and add a Memo.
   • Select the Work-Package you wish to book this Personnel on,
   • Select whether the hours added will be Chargeable (when Tasks completed and approved, Expenses and Income of Project will be updated automatically)
   • Select whether the hours added will prepare Tasks for the assignee or he will be responsible to split up the work in hours during the Work-Package range.
   • Select how these hours will be populated (Use Capacity, Use Available time, Divide hours in days with capacity) or add hours manually.
   • Click on Save to save the new Booking Request, on Save and New to save this and start creating another one. Choosing Save and Notify, Booking Request will be saved and you could send Note-Notification upon its creation not only to users but also to external recipients via email. Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the procedure.

When Personnel Booking Request is saved, a new System-Notification is sent to this Personnel’s Resource Manager (who sometimes can be his Manager). Clicking on this Notification, Resource and Line Managers will be navigated directly to Personnel Booking Approvals Unit.

4. To add a new Personnel Booking Request based on the Job Title name:
   • Search for the Service (Work As) field,
   • You can confirm this Job Title’s Division, select the existing Sales Rate for this Service, maybe adjust the final Rate, set the Currency and add a Memo.
   • Select the Work-Package you wish to book this Personnel on.
   • Select how these hours will be populated (Use Capacity, Use Available time, Divide hours in days with capacity) or add hours manually.
   • Click on Save to save the new Personnel Booking Request, on Save and New to save this and start creating another one. Choosing Save and Notify, Language will be saved and you could send Note-Notification upon its creation not only to users but also to external recipients via email. Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the procedure.

When Job Title Booking Request is saved, a new System-Notification is sent to this Division’s Resource Manager. Clicking on this Notification, Resource Manager will be navigated directly to Personnel Booking Approvals Unit.

5. Clicking on a Booking Request for a Job Title, you will be navigated to Project Booking approvals unit.
   • To view a Personnel Booking Request, click on it from the list.
   • To edit a Personnel Booking Request, click on it from the list and press pencil button.
   • To add a Note below a Booking Request, write your message and press Comment.
6. Clicking on a Booking Request for a Personnel, you may:
   • View a Personnel Booking Request
   • To edit a Personnel Booking Request, by pressing the pencil button. Adjust the information needed and press Save.
   • To add a Note below a Booking Request, write your message and press Comment.
   • To delete a Request, click on the Actions button and then, press Delete.
   • Click on Tags tab to add a new Tag on that Personnel Booking that it may be a private, group, internal or public. From this point, you can also manage old tags that have been added to that Personnel Booking. Putting Tags in Personnel Bookings may help you in grouping them, filtering and finally find them easier.
   • Click on Links tab to add a new Link between this Personnel Booking and any other Comidor entity e.g. a Project, an Event, a Job Title, etc.
7. To delete or export multiple Personnel Booking Requests, multi-check the (Personnel & Job Titles) Booking Requests and select Delete or Export, respectively. A confirmation message will appear.

Decision on Personnel Booking Approvals

Personnel Booking approvals Unit is usually available only to Resource Managers of Personnel and Resource Managers stated as Division’s responsible. These have the right to decide upon the Personnel Booking.

In case the Booking Request refers to a Job Title Booking, Resource Manager of the selected Division in the Booking Request procedure will be notified accordingly and should decide on who to assign to the Work Package.

In case the Booking Request refers to a Personnel Booking, Resource Manager of the selected Personnel will be notified accordingly and should decide to accept, reject or assign alternative Personnel on that Work Package. If he decides to reject the Booking Request he should write a reason, that led him to this decision.

1. Go to Modules Menu Icon > Project Management > Approvals > Personnel Booking Approvals.
2. Filter the Booking Requests, which are displayed below with the following options:
   • Approval: this is the approval status (pending, accepted, rejected)
   • Division: filter requests based on them
   • Account: Select the Account you wish, to see requests associated with this Account’s Projects (specific Customer’s Projects).
   • Project: select the Project you wish, to see requests associated with this Project only
   • Work Package: select the Project you wish, to see requests associated with this Work Package only
   • Personnel: select the Project you wish, to see requests associated with this Personnel
   • Dates: select the date range you wish

Press Reload to see results below, or Clear to clear up the filters.

3. Click on a Booking Request to view it. Highlighted in red are the suggested booking days and hours.
   • You may view the Capacity of Personnel Schedule, whether he is booked in other Projects for a number of hours and finally the requested booking hours.
   • You may contact Project Manager upon this Booking by adding a Note/Comment in the Notes box below. A Note-Notification will be sent.
4. Multi-check or check pending Booking Requests, to perform the following:
   • Approve: pressing this, you can approve a Personnel Booking Request. Automatically, a System-Notification will be sent to that Personnel and to the Project Manager, informing both of them that Personnel is available to be used inside that selected Work Package. Work Package has been assigned also to requested Personnel.
   • Assign/Assign alternative: pressing this, you can select a Personnel for a Job Title Booking Request or assign alternative Personnel on a Personnel Booking Request. Automatically, a System-Notification will be sent to that Personnel and to the Project Manager, informing both of them that specific Personnel is available to be used inside that selected Work Package. Work Package has been assigned also to this Personnel.
   • Reject: pressing this, you can reject a Job Title Booking Request or reject a Personnel Booking Request. A pop-up appears so as to add a Rejection Reason. Automatically, a System-Notification will be sent to the Project Manager, informing him that specific Personnel is not available to be used inside that selected Work Package.

Being inside the Personnel Booking Approvals, you will see that you can access User Timecards  (read below), where you may identify the Personnel Utilization in Tasks and Processes (any type) and make a clear decision later on the Booking Request. Also, there is a Resource Availability Report (read below) that can help with Booking Request decision.

User Timecards (User Load)

User Timecards Unit helps Line and Resource Manager(s) to be aware of their personnel workload in order to Approve or not Personnel booking requests. Especially for Team Leaders, there is an extra filter, which serves in viewing their Team’s utilization.

To access Utilization load:

• Go to Modules Menu Icon > Reports & Analytics > Timecards > User Load, or Modules Menu Icon  > Project Management > Pending Booking Approvals > (click inside in) User Load.

The Utilization to load consists of Filters area and a Weekly Calendar into which you can only view the workload of your team in:

• Tasks utilization

The left sum represents the scheduled (or booked) task duration, while the right sum represents the actual task duration value, which based on the Personnel’s Schedule changes color.

• specific Processes utilization, in Processes that have been assigned to them
• as Day % Utilization, Week % Utilization, Month % Utilization, measured by the Work that has been assigned to them daily, weekly and monthly respectively.

Filters allow you to view only the workload you want based on Business Organization criteria (Functional Groups, Divisions, Offices), User Name, User Team (available only to Team leaders), Task Type or State.

Hide empty rows checkbox allow you to view only the users who have tasks or see all the users. Exclude Myself checkbox can be used also.

Switch to Scheduled vs Actual or keep the pre-selected Booked vs Actual in terms of Tasks.

Clear button erases all the used filters, while the Execute button displays the respective results.

Anytime you wish, you can hide the filters clicking on the respective – icon to focus on the results displayed at the below Weekly Calendar. If you want to apply different filters, you can click on the plus icon, change them and click Execute.

Resource Availability Report-Analysis

Resource Availability Report helps Line Manager(s)/Resource Manager(s) to be aware of their personnel workload in order to Approve or not Personnel booking requests.

To access the Resource Availability Report:

1. Go to Modules Menu Icon > Project Management > Pending Booking Approvals > (click inside in) Resource Availability Report or Modules Menu Icon  > Reports & Analytics> Analytics > Resource Availability Analysis.

It is also available through People Dashboard.

2. Select the Mode you wish to check Available Hours (Daily, Weekly, Monthly), the Dates range, filter by Functional Group, Division, Service or Employee.
3. Click on Fetch Report to get results.

In the results displayed, you have the following information available:

• The already booked (scheduled) hours for that Date/Week/Month that have been assigned either from the Project Manager or added from the user himself.
• The available hours (capacity), inside the brackets (), for that Date/Week/Month, which takes into account the user’s Absences and Public Holidays.
• The totals of already booked and available hours per employee or per Date/Week/Month.
• In green, there is the date range, where booked hours are less than the capacity; in red, there is the date range, where booked hours are more than the capacity.

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