In the UPDM plugin, time periods are used to specify resources for the architecture against a timeline indicating when they are expected to be in use. Time periods can be defined when the subjects, or resources, of the forecast are already added in the table. As shown below, the Technology area column must be filled in with resources before adding a specific time period.
Time Periods Dialog
The Time Periods dialog is essential when defining time periods for the forecast of the resources.
The Time Periods dialog consists of three areas:
Toolbar - This area allows you to control how properties in the dialog are displayed: Categorized view, Alphabetical view, Expand all, Collapse all.
Properties - Provides a list of properties that are available to specify.
Properties value cells - The fields where you can set values for each property.
Time Periods dialog
Due to the abundance of button in the dialog, the instructions are broken down into two parts: General instructions and Specific instructions. General instructions will explain how to Time Periods dialog#openopen the Time Periods dialog and how to approach the main part of the Time Periods dialog: the Timeline. Specific instructions will explain how to specify Forecast Kinds in the dialog.
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To open the Time Periods dialog
Open the Time Periods dialog, click on the table toolbar.
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Button Visibility
The button "Time Period" is visible only in the Forecast diagram or any diagram containing a forecast.