Day-Out-of-Days

The Day-Out-of-Days (DOOD) shows when each of your Elements is expected to work throughout your production.

Day-Out-of-Days Overview

A Board and Sub-Board are selected at the top of the screen, and then a specific Category is selected below to identify which Elements display. Built-in Categories from the Scene Header fields, such as Set, Location, Unit, and Episode are also available in the DOOD.

Day-Out-of-Days overview screen

The DOODs Screen

The system displays weeks (Sunday through Saturday) across the top. Each Element in the selected Category displays in its own row. Cells in the table are marked with a dark background and a letter code if the Element is scheduled to work on a given day.

DOOD timeline view

The most common letter codes you will see are:

Code Meaning
W Working: the Element is scheduled in a Strip that day
S Start: the Element's first working day (usually shown as SW)
F Finish: the Element's last working day (usually shown as WF)
H Hold: a non-working day between the Element's first and last day
D Drop: the Element has been released and is not on hold
P Pick-up: the Element returns to work after a Drop (usually shown as PW)
TR Travel: the Element has an individual Travel event that day
FT Fitting: the Element has a Fitting event that day
R Rehearsal: the Element has a Rehearsal event that day
/ Company Holiday
M Company Travel / Move day

See DOOD Rules for full definitions of each code.

Setting the Working Week

You can define your working week to control which days count as working days in the DOOD. This setting is shared with the Calendar.

Working week settings

View Drop Down

Use the View dropdown to switch between different display modes, such as showing only selected categories or all elements.

  • Navigate between weeks by scrolling left and right or using the left and right arrows at the top of the table.
  • You can also navigate to the first and last week an Element is scheduled in your production.
  • Certain Elements may be subject to Hold or Drop/Pick-Up rules. To set these rules:

  • Hover over an Element name in the DOOD table.

  • Click the Edit (pencil) icon.
  • If the Element is subject to Hold days, select the Allow Hold Days checkbox.
    1. Holds apply between the Element's first workday and last workday if it is not otherwise working in a Strip.
  • If the Element can be Dropped/Picked-Up, you must first select Allow Hold Days, then select Allow Drop/Pickup.
    1. Then select the minimum number of Calendar days between when the Element can be Dropped and when it can be picked back up.
    2. The system will automatically place the Drop period in the first available slot in the Element's Schedule.

Hold and Drop/Pickup rules panel

Hold/Drop confirmation dialog

Note

Hold/Drop rules can also be applied by default to a Category. For more details, go to Elements.

DOOD Rules

See DOOD Rules for the letter codes used in the DOOD.

Creating a DOOD Report

To generate a DOOD report, go to the Reports tab and select DOOD Report or DOOD Summary.