The Scheduling functionality described in this article has been deprecated and removed from Adobe Workfront starting with the 23.1 release in January 2023.
This article will also be removed shortly after the 23.1 release, in early 2023. At this time, we recommend that you update any bookmarks accordingly.
You can now use the Workload Balancer to schedule work for your resources.
For information about scheduling resources using the Workload Balancer, see the section The Workload Balancer.
For detailed information about how you should prepare for the transition between Scheduling and the Workload Balancer, see Migrate from Resource Scheduling to the Workload Balancer.
If you currently use Scheduling tools we recommend that you discontinue them and start using the Workload Balancer.
Nearly all capabilities previously available in the Scheduling areas are now available in the Workload Balancer. For information, see the section Feature availability in this article. You can continue scheduling your resources for work exclusively in the Workload Balancer.
The following information will not transfer from the Scheduling tools to the Workload Balancer:
Use this article to understand the latest timeline for deprecating the Scheduling tools. Any updates to this timeline will be communicated in this article and in Announcement Center messages.
The following is a timeline for the deprecation process of Resource Scheduling tools:
Unless otherwise specified, all Resource Scheduling features have been or will be available in the Workload Balancer. For information about the Workload Balancer, see Overview of the Workload Balancer.
In addition to existing features, the Workload Balancer has or will have new functionality that did not exist in the Resource Scheduling tools, as shown in the following table:
Features | Resource Scheduling tools feature availability | Workload Balancer feature availability | ||
Available now | Available soon | Not planned | ||
Access tool from the Resourcing area |
✓ | ✓ | ||
Separate areas for unassigned and assigned work | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Apply and create filters for unassigned and assigned work | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Access work items directly from the tool | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Manually assign or unassign tasks and issues | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Adjust individual allocations | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Include issue time | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Display projected dates | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Display completed work | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Show user time off, weekends, and schedule exceptions | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Quickly assign users based on roles* | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Quickly replace users* | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Quickly unassign users* | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Access tool from a team | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Access tool from a project | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Work-license users can adjust user allocations when accessing the Workload Balancer from a project | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Display issues in the Unassigned Work area | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Assign and unassign tasks and issues by dragging and dropping* | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Visible to all Plan users, without being designated a Resource Manager on the project. | ✓ | |||
Group information by project | ✓ | |||
Share the Workload Balancer with users with no access to the Resourcing area | ✓ | |||
Display and adjust allocations by week | ✓ | |||
Access users directly from the tool | ✓ | |||
Access more information about work items without navigating away, using the Summary panel* | ✓ | |||
Display and adjust allocation as a percentage value | ✓ | |||
Display the difference between the available and allocated time | ✓ | |||
Display user availability in a chart | ✓ | |||
Color-code work items and projects by Project Status | ✓ | |||
Automatically update Planned Hours as you adjust user allocation (for tasks with a Simple Duration Type) | ✓ | |||
Suggest assignments based on the user's assignment pattern, existing Role or Team assignments | ✓ | |||
Enhanced filters that can be shared and include additional fields | ✓ | |||
Make advanced assignments | ✓ | |||
Color-code work items by projects and project status | ✓ | |||
Add users to the project team (relocated to the People tab of the project) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Automatically assign tasks and issues | ✓ | ✓ |
*These features are available only in the new Adobe Workfront experience.