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# Scheduler

TilliT Scheduler helps manufacturers create, manage, and publish production schedules. It models complex operational constraints — equipment capacity, personnel availability, material requirements, and changeover times — so that what you schedule is what actually happens on the shop floor.

## Navigation

***Scheduler*** is accessible from the main TilliT navigation menu. The Scheduler menu contains:

| Menu Item          | Description                                                    |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scenario**       | Opens the Scenario Kanban board for managing schedule versions |
| **Live**           | Opens the currently active Live Scenario                       |
| **Planned Orders** | Opens the order list for creating and managing orders          |
| **Data Templates** | Opens configuration data shared across scenarios               |

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## Key Concepts

| Concept           | Description                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scenario**      | A self-contained scheduling environment where you create, model, and refine a production schedule. Scenarios move through a workflow: Draft → Proposed → Published → Complete |
| **Live Scenario** | The single active scenario whose orders are synchronised with TilliT Digital Operations for execution                                                                         |
| **Data Template** | A reusable set of master data (equipment, personnel, materials, operations, availability, changeovers, optimisation) shared across scenarios                                  |
| **Order**         | A production request with a quantity, operation, due date, and priority that needs to be scheduled                                                                            |
| **Optimisation**  | Automated scheduling using AI algorithms that balance competing objectives like changeover time, makespan, and on-time delivery                                               |
| **Allocation**    | The assignment of specific resources (equipment, personnel) to each step of a scheduled order                                                                                 |

## User Roles

| Role              | Permissions                                                    |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Administrator** | Full access — create, edit, delete scenarios and configuration |
| **Scheduler**     | Create and manage scenarios, schedule orders, run optimisation |
| **View-only**     | View scenarios and schedules without editing                   |

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Scheduler requires a location to be selected before use. Click your profile icon and choose **Select Location** to set your site.
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