Note: This tab is available only if you are licensed for the Staff Management module.
Mark one or more checkboxes for each reason that a schedule item should be listed as urgent. You can also create a filter to customize a reason for listing a schedule item as urgent.
- To access the Scheduling tab of User Preferences, do one of the following:
- Choose Setup > User Preferences, and click the Scheduling tab.
- Choose Actions > Manage Staff. In the Manage Staff screen, click the Urgent subtab, and then click the More button. The Urgent subtab is available in the Assignments, Schedules, and Schedule Items tabs.
- Enable Urgent Tab: Mark this checkbox to display the Urgent tab in the Manage Staff screen.
Note: This checkbox is marked by default.
- Priority — Schedule items are urgent when they:
- Have a high priority and are not assigned
- Have a high priority and are not scheduled
- Target Dates — Schedule items are urgent when they:
- Are past the Target Start and not assigned
- Are past the Target Start and not scheduled
- Due Dates
- Are past due: Schedule items are urgent when they are past their due date.
Note: This checkbox is marked by default.
- Are due within _ days and not assigned: Schedule items are urgent if they are unassigned and due within the number of days that you enter.
- Are due within _ days and not scheduled: Schedule items are urgent if they are unscheduled and due within the number of days that you enter.
- Are past due: Schedule items are urgent when they are past their due date.
- Other
- Are overscheduled: The project, task, or to do item is urgent if its scheduled hours are more than its remaining hours.
- Match the following filter: Mark this checkbox and then click the More button to create a custom filter to specify when schedule items are urgent.
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