Viewing labor utilization

View labor utilization percentages for each calendar day.

To view labor utilization:

  1. Open the Work Order Scheduling form.
  2. Organization—Enter the organization for which to view labor utilization if you use multi-organization security.
  3. Schedule By—Select one of the following options:
  4. Employee—Select to view the schedule by employee. The system displays Employee. Enter, for Employee, the Employee for whom you wish to view the labor utilization for the date selected on the calendar.
  5. Trade/Department—Select to view the schedule by trade/department. The system displays Trade and Department. Enter, for Trade, the trade for which you wish to view the labor utilization for the date selected on the calendar. You may also enter, for Department, the department for which you wish to view the labor utilization to further filter the trade records for the date selected on the calendar.
  6. Place the cursor over a calendar day to view the employee or trade/department utilization percentage for that day. The colors indicating labor utilization only appear on the calendar after you calculate labor availability. See this table when viewing the labor utilization.
    Color Significance
    Gray Non-working day for the organization or no labor scheduled for this day.
    Green Total scheduled hours are less than total available hours, and labor utilization is less than 80%.
    Yellow Total scheduled hours are between 80% and 100% of total available hours.
    Red Total scheduled hours exceed the total available hours.