DPM Process and Resource Definition
New Functionalities
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Gantt Viewer
- A new command has been added in the contextual menu of the Gantt
called "Refresh Gantt Chart". This command refreshes the Gantt and
re-creates the tables.

Enhanced Functionalities
- Expand Collapse of Resources in the Resource Gantt
- Gantt remembers the expand or the collapse status for each of the
Resources.
- In order to have this functionality in case of
Hub scenario, the user needs to create an 'boolean'
attribute, “expandstatusingantt” on 'ergocompplantdefault'
plantypeset in the Manufacturing Hub.
If set to 'true', the corresponding resource
object is shown as expanded in the Gantt chart and if set to
'false', the resource is shown as collapsed. The
value of this attribute is saved back to the Hub and hence when the
project is re-loaded, the expand/collapse status of the resource is
restored back. This data is also persistent in the Pack and Go data set.
- In case of Flat files, the attribute “expandstatusingantt”
is created on the resource (shown in Resource Properties Pages)
when the Gantt chart is opened for the first time and
by default, the resources are shown as collapsed except for the first
level.
- When the Gantt chart is closed and re-opened or
when the project is opened again, the last view is restored back.
- Expand Collapse of Activities in the Process Gantt
- Gantt remembers the expand or the collapse status for each of
the Activity. If the user in working without the manufacturing hub, then
the status is persisted with the CATProcess. In this case, the
Expand-Collapse of processes is available across the session.
However if the user is using the V5 as a client to a Manufacturing Hub,
then this status is persisted within the session.
- Changes you make to the column width or row height in the Gantt chart
persist
- When you customize the appearance of the Gantt chart, your changes
remain in effect from V5 session to V5 session or until you change them.
These changes are propagated in the CATSettings file for Gantt.
- Other Usability Improvements with Gantt Viewer
- Selection of a Row in the LHS viewer also selects the corresponding
row in the RHS viewer.
- Gantt also remembers the zoom settings, the position of the
Vertical Split Bar & the size of each of the Gantt Columns.
- Process Verification
- The name of the options "Keep Assembly State after closing PV" is
changed to "Keep Assembly Visibility after closing PV". Same
modification is done with the Process Verification Across Resources
command.
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