Auto-Schedule is used to automatically assign a date to an activity based on the date of another activity.
Below are general instructions followed by some examples.
- On the Job > Edit Settings page. Click on the activity type, select Edit Activity Type 'activity name'
- Change the status to Auto-Schedule
- Click on the activity type and select Add Dependency to 'activity name'
- Select the criteria to use for the dependency
- (Uncommon) Un-select Also apply reverse dependency to prevent the dependency rule from working in both directions
- Select Ignore for Auto-Schedule to receive a warning when a dependency rule is violated but not have a date automatically assigned
Example 1 - Fabrication is automatically scheduled based on the Template date 
Once the Template date is entered, the Fabrication date is automatically populated.
Example 2 - Fabrication is automatically scheduled based on the Install date
Once the Install date is entered, the Fabrication date is automatically populated.
Example 3 - Fabrication is automatically scheduled based on the Template and Install dates
Once the Template and/or Install date is entered, the Fabrication date is automatically populated.
