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VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

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    VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    I need to make a work schedule in a where different people are assigned tasks on different days of the week.


    I would like to get any ideas on a way I can make a VBA that automatically fills out the blank days on the schedule while meeting these rules.
    - Only people that can preform the job are assigned to it.
    - If possible, a person only does one job a day.
    - If possible, a good rotation where you must do all the jobs you are assigned to.
    - If possible, a good mix of jobs that require multiple people.
    (example Task #1 requires 2 people on M/W/F and 1 on Tu/Th try to mix so you get an even number of chores on that task, not always stuck on M/W/F or Tu/Th)
    - If possible, try to keep it even as possible in Area #2 & 3
    (these are Common Areas, others are Group Areas)

    Attached is the beginning spreadsheet. This is an idea of where I'm heading for the schedule to look like. But open to any and all ideas.
    Feel free to suggest options to make it easier. I did start with an idea of a task that takes multiple people to have multiple cells (see Task Schedule Test tab).
    I'm fine going back to that format if it makes it easier.
    You'll notice I did add a simple conditional format that the employee can type their name and it highlights what days and tasks they are assigned to.
    I will also add a count to each employee so I can see the split of work. That will be easy so I'm not concerned about that formula.

    I'm not sure where to begin with this so I wanted to get some input and tips on where I should start or if anyone has encountered something similar to this already written which I can modify.
    Can anyone help me?

    Thank you in advance,
    Steven
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    Re: VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    those are pretty long requirements. can you shorten that any? maybe others here are reading?

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    Re: VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    I was able to find a code that got me almost there.
    It was a code that did rotate jobs and did a good job, but the downfall was that it did not allow me to assign jobs to a group of people.
    I'm still playing with the VBA code to see if I can get it there.
    I did think about writing a new code for each assignment, but then I would run into the problem of one person having multiple jobs/tasks on a given day and then a while before their next task.
    That's the area I'm struggling with.
    Any suggestions?

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    Re: VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    Quote Originally Posted by StevenP138 View Post
    Any suggestions?
    yep. post the code that ""almost got you there"".

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    Re: VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    This it the code I found that I'm working on to get me what I'm trying to do.
    As you can see in the code, this is from a different workbook. I am trying to modify this to work for what I need.

    Thanks for the help!


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    Re: VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    put your code inside tags. it is unreadable otherwise. they look like this (without spaces):

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    Re: VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    Administrative Note:

    We would very much like to help you with your query, however you need to include code tags around your code.

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    Re: VBA to Autofill a work/task schedule

    Sorry about the error in posting the code.
    I think this is fixed now.

    Thank you

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