Calendar Inputs
The Calendar tab is the primary area allowing a manually control of your scheduling process.
Specify applicable input parameters for equipment, rates, and set incentives and constraints to optimise the schedule results. (You may change settings to display more planning parameters in the Configure Scheduling Dashboards dialog).
Schedule | Calendar Tab
Updating Inputs
Standard Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo options, as well as several inbuilt functions are available to help users update and maintain Calendar inputs. These can be found by selecting a cell and right-clicking:
| Option Name | Function |
|---|---|
| Clear Cells | Sets the cell to zero or default value (if set). (DEL) |
| Copy Calendar Field Name | Copies the field name to the clipboard. Useful when building custom reports. (Ctrl-D) |
| Set Defaults | Sets a default values for cells. This value will be used when updating Calendar periods. (Ctrl-E) |
| Fill Right | Fills all cells to the right of selected cell with the same value. (Ctrl-R) |
| Set to Positive Infinity | Sets the cell to the maximum value. (Z) |
Crushers
Enter the crusher capacity into Schedule > Calendar > Crushers. This may be defined by a rate or a flat target, depending upon what availability types have been specified in Setup > Crushers.
Enter the crusher capacities in each period of the Calendar
Loaders
Enter the excavator numbers and time usage into Schedule > Calendar > Loaders. This may be defined by a rate or a flat target, depending upon what availability types have been specified in Setup > Loaders.
Enter the loader numbers and time usage by period
Trucks
Enter the truck numbers and time usage into Schedule > Calendar > Trucks. This may be defined by a rate or a flat target, depending upon what availability types have been specified in Setup > Trucks.
Enter the truck numbers and time usage by period
Battery Electric Trucks will have additional reporting and input fields. Min % of Batteries Swapped controls the amount of the fleet to swap in each period.
Battery Electric Truck inputs
Steps
If you have defined variable step ratios in the Steps Logic, then they will appear in Schedule > Calendar > Steps.
Enter step ratios by period
Failure to input step ratios may result in a schedule fault. (For more details see Schedule Not Working).
Drills
If you are using Drills, then enter the drill parameters into Schedule > Calendar > Drills.
Enter the drill parameters by period
Agents
If you are using Loaders as Agents option, then enter the Agent Rate into Schedule > Calendar > Agents. (For more details see Loaders, Fleets & Agents).
Enter the Agent Rate (target tonnes / loader hours)
Product Specifications
If you are using Optimise Products mode, then enter the cash flows and targets into Schedule > Calendar > Product Specifications.
Enter the product specifications by period