You can validate the work record data contained in your schedule to adhere to best
practices for scheduling. Validation can be run on work, dependencies, and required resources for
all work records included in the schedule.
About this task
You can access the Scheduler Data Manager application directly in the following applications:
- Graphical Scheduling
- Graphical Scheduling - Large Projects
- Graphical Assignment
- Graphical Work Week
You can navigate to the Scheduler Data Manager application by clicking the detail menu for the
schedule or work list name, or by navigating to it through the
Go To menu. If
you access the application through the
Go To menu, use the
List tab to select the schedule or work list to validate.
Procedure
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In the Scheduler Data Manager application, select the schedule or work list whose data you want
to run validation on. The Schedule tab displays read-only information that is copied from the Maximo® Asset Manager Scheduler applications. The one exception is the Duration Threshold field, which you can edit on the
Schedule tab.
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On the Work tab, select the check boxes for the validations that you
want the process to check. You can select any combination of options.
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Click Validate Work. A notification window displays the status of the
validation progress. Click OK to close the window.
You can monitor the progress of validation jobs by selecting
Show Validation Jobs from the More Actions
menu.
When validation is complete, all work rows that are contained in the schedule are displayed in
the work record table. Key data about the work, including duration, priority, and restraint dates is
included.
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Review any errors or warnings that the validation process found for each work record. You can
select the Show Errors/Warnings Only check box to narrow your results. You
can also filter for specific errors and warnings in the Filter By
Error/Warning field. To correct violations, you can update work data directly in the
table, or by clicking the icons next to the error or warning. Changes that you make are saved in the
work records. You must refresh the schedules in order to see the changes.
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Repeat steps 2 through 4 on the additional tabs to validate the following:
Tab |
Validations |
Calendar |
Calendar information |
Queries |
Work and resource queries |
Dependencies |
Work record dependencies |
Resources |
Required resources |
Assignments |
Assignment data |
The tabs that are visible in the Scheduler Data Manager application depend on
which application you are validating data from.