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How to Reschedule Bands

This fact sheet will help you re-prepare a paper and/or electronic schedule for bands that have already been scheduled.

1.  Click on Reports from the main menu.

2.  Click on SchedulesSchedule form

3.  Click on Reschedule.  Rechedule form

4.

A warning screen will appear providing information about rescheduling bands, read it and if everything is correct, click Yes. Redo Schedules check form

5.  

Put in the date that the bands were originally scheduled. (If you are not sure of date, go into your INVENTORY, look at the band numbers that you wish to reschedule and in the column marked schedule you will see the date. 
Click Done
Date Request form

 6.  Click on Add FilePick File form

7.  Select any file names to be added and click OKWindows Open File Box

8.  After all files have been added and appear under "Filename", click ContinuePick File Continue

9.  You may have several screens to pass through depending on certain conditions and your data.
     However, you should eventually reach the Summary of Bands for Schedule Production .

10.

  1. Choose your options. (Print Schedules, Create Electronic Schedule).

  2. Click on Do all - no confirm.  (You will not have the opportunity to see what steps are being accomplished.  If you would like to watch what is happening, Click on one of the other two buttons.

  3. After schedules are finished printing, click Done.
Summary of Band Schedule Production form

11. 

  1. The Windows "Save File" dialog box will come up.

  2. Type the name of the file you're creating making sure it is not over 8 character long and contains no no spaces or other special characters.

  3.  Click on Save.
Windows save file dialog box
  1. A screen will come up asking if you wish to Copy To Diskette --  insert your diskette and click on Yes.

  2. Another screen will come up asking if you want to Print Notes  For File, click Yes.

  3. When you get back to the SUMMARY OF BAND FOR SCHEDULE PRODUCTION screen . Click on Done.


Copy to diskette confirmation

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