Epoch Workflow

Epoch is designed to create short-term schedules ideal for organizing day to day tasks and activities. Unlike Origin or Strategy, Epoch does not use genetic breeding algorithms to generate mining sequences and all setup processing is performed using a client-side evaluator.

The Epoch Workflow establishes the key steps to set up and analyse your short-term schedule. To get started, you can click on the steps below:

1. Create a Setup
   Initialise an unconfigured Epoch setup with the following properties: Name, Start Date, End Date, Shift Start Time, Shift Length, Reporting Time, End of the Week.

2. Configure the Setup
   Add information to each configuration tab of the setup consequentially. The information added is based on the attributes of your imported model(s).

3. Validate the Setup
   Confirm that the right information has been provided in each configuration tab of your setup.

4. Generate and View the Schedule
   Generate a partial schedule, view and analyse it in parallel using the Live Dashboard or complete the schedule, save it and view it later.
   

5. Analyse the Schedule
   Analyse your results as they are being generated, or after you save them. To analyse data externally, Evolution provides a number of export tools.

6. Refine the Schedule
   Edit the setup or re-configure the task lists and activities to refine the schedule and ensure it produces the results you desire.

As we elude to, steps 4-6 can be performed in parallel. Epoch allows you to view, analyse and refine your results as solids are being scheduled.