Indicators
A planner stares at a dense planning board for hours. Anything that helps them spot patterns at a glance saves real time. IndicatorsIndicatorCollective term for the visual signals - categories and time markers - that identify and label appointments. are the color-coded markers Dime.Scheduler uses to make that possible: an appointment's categoryCategoryA visual indicator (a color) applied to appointments to classify or label them. tells the planner what kind of work it is, a time markerTime markerA visual indicator on an appointment, separate from its category, used to flag a status or condition at a point in time. calls out that a slot is a lunch break, a pin colors a resource on the map by skill or vehicle type.
The indicators page is where you manage these three families - categories, time markers, and pins - but really, only one job matters here: assigning colors. The back-office application is the master for the indicators themselves; it sends them across when planning data comes in. What it usually does not send is what color each one should be, because that is a visualisation choice, not a master-data choice. So in practice, you create or maintain indicators inside Dime.Scheduler only when the back office isn't doing it, and you spend most of your time on the color picker.
Managing the catalog
Every grid on this page works the same way. Click Add to insert a new row, give it a name (required - the save button stays disabled until you do), and save.
To remove indicators, select them with CTRL + click and/or SHIFT + click, then click Delete. There is one safety rail: indicators that are in use by jobsJobA high-level container, comparable to a project, that bundles related tasks together with common information such as customer, billing, and address., tasksTaskA unit of work that belongs to a job. It appears in the open task list until it is scheduled to a resource., or appointments cannot be removed. Clear the references first (or wait for the back office to clear them), then come back and delete.
Setting the color
Double-click a row to enter edit mode, then click the color cell to open the picker.
Pick visually with the color area and sliders, or paste a hex or RGBA value directly when the design team has handed you a palette.
Reference
Shortcut keys
| Shortcut key | Action | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| DELETE | Deletes the selected records. Is the equivalent of the delete button. | Only when a delete button is present |
| CTRL + click on group | Collapses the other groups in the grid | Only possible when grouping is set |