This article explains how to set up Room Preparation type activities.
These are activities that dynamically change depending on the activities being done in a room on the given day. For example, I can have an activity called “Retrieve clean cages” that increases depending on the number of Cage Change Outs and Spot Changes for the day.
Instructions
- In the Dictionaries > Activities page, edit/add an activity.
- Set Activity Type to Room Preparation. Note: a new field for Name will appear.
- Enter the name of the item being prepared. Examples: Trolley of bottles, Trolley of clean cages.
- Save.
- Go to the Prepares For tab.
- Add the activities that will increase the number of items being prepared.
Tip 1: when adding this activity to the room or template, set the recurrence to Daily. If the dependent activities are not scheduled on the day then the activity will automatically not be scheduled so recurrence does not need to be worried about.
Tip: typically it makes sense to check Display on Preparation List for these activities.