Plugin

The Asprova My Schedule Plugin (AsMySchedule.dll) is an Asprova plugin used to upload planning data from Asprova to My Schedule and to download result data from My Schedule to Asprova.

The basic features of the Asprova My Schedule Plugin are available on Asprova ver.17.6 or later, but some features may require a newer version of Asprova.

Installing the plugin

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If you have installed Asprova ver.17.8 or later using the installer, the My Schedule Plugin is already installed automatically. The steps below are not necessary.

To install the Asprova My Schedule Plugin into Asprova, follow these steps.

1. Get the version of AsMySchedule.dll that corresponds to your Asprova My Schedule server.
2. Place AsMySchedule.dll in the Asprova installation folder. This may require administrator privileges.
3. Launch Asprova with administrator privileges, and open "Help" -> "Plug-in Information" from the top menu.
4. Select AsMySchedule.dll and check the box.

To use Asprova My Schedule ver.25.2 or later with Asprova prior to ver.17.10, the plugin manager may also have to be updated. For details, see the page.

Updating the plugin

When you update Asprova My Schedule, you have to update the Plugin in addition to updating Asprova My Schedule server.

To update the Plugin, follow these steps.

1. Get the version of AsMySchedule.dll that corresponds to your Asprova My Schedule server.
2. Overwrite AsMySchedule.dll in the Asprova installation folder. This may require administrator privileges.

On Asprova My Schedule ver.25.2.4 or later, a discrepancy between the installed plugin's version and the version the server expects is checked when the connection settings dialog is opened. Users are prompted to update the plugin to the version the server expects when a discrepancy is found.

Plugin features

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If you cannot find the specified menu, Custom Menu may be enabled. Either temporarily disable the custom menu, or add the corresponding plugin key to the custom menu.

Settings for linking Aru files with the My Schedule server

You can open the connection settings dialog by choosing "Tools" -> "Asprova My Schedule Settings" from the top menu.

To add the connection settings menu to the custom menu, use the plugin key My Schedule Settings.

The connection settings dialog lets you configure the following items.

• Server connection settings
  • Host name / IP address: Specifies the network location of the My Schedule server.
  • Trust All SSL Certificates: Enable this to allow any SSL certificate to be used in connection to the server. This is only intended to be used while testing.
  • Username: Specifies the My Schedule username used to communicate with the My Schedule server.
  • Password: Specifies the My Schedule password used to communicate with the My Schedule server.
  • Project name (*): Specifies the My Schedule project to link with.
• Display Period: Specifies the period of the planning data to upload to My Schedule.
  • Setting Method
    • "Dynamic": Sets the start and end dates of the period based on one of the properties "Assignment start time", "Scheduling basis time", or "Display start time" in the Aru file.
    • "Static": Specifies the period using absolute dates.
• View selection (*): Configures the views to upload to the My Schedule server. For views that allow styles selection, the styles can also be configured.

To set the items marked with (*) correctly, you need to connect to the My Schedule server and fetch the project's data from the server. When changing these items, use the "Get project names" button to fetch the latest information from the server.

Uploading planning data to the My Schedule server

Choosing "File" -> "Asprova My Schedule" -> "Data upload" from the top menu uploads the planning data to the server configured in the connection settings. Messages related to the upload are output to the message table.

To add the upload menu to the custom menu, use the plugin key My Schedule Upload (Menu).

To upload automatically after rescheduling, use My Schedule Upload (Command) in a scheduling parameter.

Upload with a comment

Choosing "File" -> "Asprova My Schedule" -> "Data upload with comment" from the top menu lets you upload the planning data with a comment attached.

Downloading result data from the My Schedule server

Choosing "File" -> "Asprova My Schedule" -> "Data Download" from the top menu downloads the result data from the server configured in the connection settings. Messages related to the download are output to the message table.

To add the download menu to the custom menu, use the plugin key My Schedule Download (Menu).

To download automatically after rescheduling, use My Schedule Download (Command) in a scheduling parameter.

Changes to the Aru file

When you use the My Schedule Plugin, the following changes are made to the Aru file.

Properties added/changed when the connection settings dialog is opened

• Connection settings
  • (My Schedule) Configurations (code: MyScheduleConfigurations)
  • (My Schedule) Checksum (code: MyScheduleChecksum)
• Properties for Resource Gantt Chart (Displaying production quantity per shift)
  • (My Schedule) Delimiter time for displaying output quantity for Resource Gantt Chart (Displaying production quantity per shift) (code: Res_MyScheduleSeparateTimeForCustomizedResGantt)