The timeline that catches overload before it happens
Resource Planning Timeline gives managers one drag-and-drop view of every allocation across every project, with live capacity bars that turn red the moment someone is overbooked.
The problem
Odoo's task-first workflow only shows one project at a time, so a resource manager can't tell whether a person is 40% or 150% booked across everything they are on. Overloads only surface after the fact, once a deadline has already slipped.
The solution
Resource Planning Timeline flips the view: a resource-first, drag-and-drop timeline shows every person's allocations, cross-project utilization, and live overload the instant a slot is created or moved — not after the commitment is already made.
Everything a resource manager needs
Every capability below is implemented in the module.
Drag-and-drop timeline
A built-in OWL timeline lets you create, move, and resize allocation slots directly on a horizontal grid, switching between Day, Week, and Month scales without leaving the screen.
Live overload detection
Each resource's capacity bar recolors green, amber, or red as you drag a slot, so overbooking is visible before you release the mouse, not after.
Cross-project utilization
Utilization is computed across every project a person is staffed on, so allocations hidden across separate project boards roll up into one honest capacity figure.
Conflict detection
Overlapping confirmed allocations for the same person are flagged automatically, with each conflicting allocation named directly on the record.
Real working calendars & leave
Capacity is computed from each employee's actual resource calendar and validated approved leave, so a green allocation reflects real availability, not a flat assumption.
Percentage or hours mode
Allocate effort as a percentage of daily capacity or as a fixed number of hours, with the two automatically kept in sync on every allocation.
Bulk operations
Select multiple allocations in the list view to confirm, cancel, or shift them in bulk, including a dedicated wizard for moving a whole batch of slots by a number of days.
Reusable staffing templates
Save common allocation patterns as templates and apply them with one click to prefill mode, percentage, role, and duration on a new allocation.
Roles, skills & reporting
Tag employees with roles and skills for filtering, and track utilization over time with dedicated pivot and graph reporting views.
How it works
Open the timeline
See every employee's confirmed and draft allocations across all projects on one drag-and-drop grid.
Create or drag a slot
Assign a person to a project in percentage or hours mode and watch their capacity bar update live as you drag.
Resolve conflicts & overloads
Overlapping assignments and overloaded resources are flagged immediately, with a clear reason so you can rebalance before confirming.
Confirm & track
Move allocations through Draft, Confirmed, and Done, with a full chatter audit trail and utilization reporting to review workload over time.
Frequently asked
No sales fog. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it the same way.
No. The timeline is a self-contained OWL client action built for Odoo 19 Community; it does not depend on the Enterprise Planning or Project Gantt modules.
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Resource Planning Timeline
A resource-first, drag-and-drop allocation timeline with live cross-project overload and conflict detection — honoring real working calendars and leave, in percentage or hours.
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