Day-Out-of-Days

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

A Stripboard and Segment 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.

The system displays weeks (Sunday through Saturday) across the top. 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.

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.

Certain Elements may be beholden to Hold or Drop/Pick-Up rules. To set these rules:

  1. Hover over an Element name in the DOOD table.
  2. Click the Edit (pencil) icon.
  3. If the Element is beholden 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.
  4. 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.

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