The Availability tab in the planning tool allows the planner to get an overview of all of their resources' availabilities for each time slot. The number indicated in each cell determines the number of resources available for this time slot with regards to the absences they have input.
Hence, it is relevant to glance over the period through this tab before starting the group planning to avoid problems due to the entry of too many absences.
When clicking on a specific cell, it is also possible to see the list of available (in black) VS non-available (in red) resources.
The Availability tab enables you to visualize how many physicians are available for a specific task on a given date.
Default view:
The number in the cells indicate how many physicians are available to be assigned to that task on that day.
Period table
The information found in the Period table, in the right column, pertains to the amounts for that specific period.
Type task
This is the task, not separated by shift or time slot.
Example
A task can be separated according to time slots in the work plan such as OR2/AM and OR2/PM. In the Period table, it's the task in full that is indicated: OR2.
Requirements
Maximum number of required physicians multiplied by the number days where the task is open.
Example
Clinic task: Maximum of 3 physicians/day x 20 days in the period = 60 assignment days.
Tasks
This is the number of assignments.
Example
ICU task: Blocks of 7 days x 4 weeks in the period = 4 tasks to be assigned.
Days
Actual calendar days when the task is open for assignments.
Example
OR2 task: Open Monday to Friday (except Wednesdays) for four weeks = the task is open for 16 days of the period
Task table
Clicking on a cell will open the Task table to the right of the screen. You will find specific information concerning the physicians' availabilities for that assignment:
- Black : available
- Red: unavailable
The ineligible physicians are in the lower part of the table.