Key Differences Between Single Date and Date Range Activities
Activity Type | How It’s Displayed | Impact on Activity Burden |
Single Date Activity | The total time is applied to a single day. | The full duration (e.g., 60 minutes per person) is counted on that specific date. |
Date Range Activity | The total time is distributed across multiple days. | The burden is spread evenly across the activity’s duration, affecting multiple reporting weeks. |
How It Works in the Activity Burden Heatmap
Single Date Activities: Full Impact on One Day
- Example: A training workshop scheduled for January 1st with a duration of 60 minutes per person.
- The heatmap shows 1 hour per person on January 1st.
- The burden appears only in that week, influencing its color coding based on the burden thresholds.
🎯 Use case: Best for one-time events like workshops, town halls, or key meetings where the entire impact happens on a single day.
Date Range Activities: Time Distributed Across the Duration
- Example: A coaching activity from January 5th to January 21st with the same 60-minute duration per person.
- The system spreads the total burden evenly across all included weeks:
- Week 1 (Jan 5–11): 0.4 hours per person
- Week 2 (Jan 12–18): 0.4 hours per person
- Week 3 (Jan 19–21): 0.2 hours per person
- The heatmap reflects a lower per-week burden, potentially avoiding high-impact color thresholds.
🎯 Use case: Ideal for ongoing sessions, coaching programs, or staggered training where the time impact is spread out over multiple days or weeks.
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