Assign or reschedule several entries at once

Select several schedule entries in the Operations List and hand them all to one resource, or move them all to a new start date and time in one go.

Open the Operations Map (/schedule/map), then choose List for advanced bulk operations. For everyday calendar and list work, open Schedule.

Before you start

• Bulk assign needs permission to assign the schedule and to read resources. Bulk reschedule needs permission to edit the schedule. Without either, the Bulk actions box is hidden.
• Bulk reschedule works on tasks, milestones, blocks and time off. Work orders and bookings are moved one at a time; see Reschedule a work order.

Steps

1. Set the Range and filters so the entries you want are on screen. See Review scheduled work as a list.
2. Tick the box at the start of each row, or tick the box in the header to select every row shown. The Bulk actions box counts the selected entries.
3. To hand them to one person or piece of equipment: under Bulk assign, pick a Select resource entry, then press Assign selected.
4. To move them: under Bulk reschedule, pick the new start date and time, then press Reschedule selected. Each entry keeps its own length.
5. If any entry would overlap something else for that resource, Nova asks Override conflicts? and lists the Top conflicts. Press Override to go ahead, or cancel and change your selection.

What you see

Nova shows Assignments updated. after a bulk assign and updates the Assignment column. After a bulk reschedule the Start and End columns change and the rows move to their new place in the range. A Conflict chip appears on any entry that now overlaps another one.

If something looks different

• Assign selected is greyed out: nothing is selected, or no resource is picked in Select resource.
• Reschedule selected is greyed out and the box says to select a new start date and time: fill in both fields.
• An amber line says bulk reschedule is not supported for work orders or bookings: untick those rows and move them from the Schedule instead.
• Nova says conflicts were detected and you do not have permission to override: ask someone with the override permission, or pick a time and resource with no overlap.