Color Coding

Color coding lets Scheduler users visualize event data. Users can select a color Group that color codes all events based on a property.

The selected group colors are applied to events on the Board, Map, and the Assigned and Unassigned Task Panels. The information provided helps users make better and faster decisions based on the color data presented.

An example use case is when users may want to see if tasks are progressing based on its priority. An option to display all tasks on the board, color coded by priority can provide the user an overview if there are still lots of tasks which are High priority and not completed. For this scenario, the color assigned to High will dominate the board and be a visual cue for the user to spring into action.

Groups

A color group is a selectable view to color code events with. A group has a set of Items that relate values of an event property, as found in the event map routes/scheduler.event, to color Swatches. If an event does not have a matching item, the default swatch is applied.

The event map has a swatch property that can also specify the swatch to apply, overriding the item swatch. When the group eventswatch option is true the swatch from the event is applied, if it is false the swatch from the item takes priority.

A color group applies a Palette that defines the available swatches to use. Scheduler users can change the default palette to the other palette options they would like to use which in turn changes the swatches on the items. The selected preferences are saved to the user’s local computer and will not affect other users’ preferences.

The following color groups are pre-configured and the default selected group is Task Priority:

• Task Priority
• Task Status
• Task Type
• Case Type

Items

An item relates a value of an event property to a color. To do this, each item defines a unique value in its id and specifies a color swatch. If the item has no swatch defined, one will automatically be assigned based on its index in the palette swatches. Assigning an item a swatch not supported in the palette will result in a default swatch being applied.

An item can optionally define cluster which specifies how the color is applied to the map marker clusters.

Scheduler users can change the swatch for each item with another swatch within the same palette. The user changes will be saved to the user’s local computer and will not affect other users’ changes.

Palettes

Palettes are combinations of 8 swatches which are internally supported in the scheduler. It is not supported to configure additional palettes.

The following palettes are available and the default palette is Rainbow:

• Rainbow
• Cool
• Warm
• Contrast