The Capacities View shows capacity loads categorized by work centers and machine centers thus visualizing bottlenecks and conflicts concerning delivery dates at one glance.
![vps_capacities_view_with_due_date](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_capacities_view_with_due_date.png)
Elements and symbols in the Capacities View
Calendar
A calendar in the background of the Gantt chart shows non-working times in grey, working times in white. By clicking the according icons, non-working periods can either be hidden or shown.
![vps_cv_elements](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_cv_elements.png)
Bars
Each operation of a Production Order is represented by a bar, the color of which depending on the belonging order's category. The bars of the operations are colored during working times and white during non-working times.
![vps_bar_non_working_cv](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_bar_non_working_cv.png)
Categories
Categories in the Capacities View are distinguished by the same colors as in the Production Order View.
![vps_order_status](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_order_status.png)
Links
Depending on the settings you have specified in the "Setup" dialog, links between operations are shown after having clicked one operation of the according Production Order.
![vps_links_cv](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_links_cv.png)
Due date
When moving the mouse cursor over an operation, the according due date is shown .
![vps_cv_due_date](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_cv_due_date.png)
Sorting order
To change the sorting order of either work center or machine center, open the context menu of the according center:
![vps_sorting_capacities_view](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_sorting_capacities_view.png)
Histograms
A histogram below the Gantt chart displays the capacity load of the according work center/machine center. When moving the mouse onto a work or a machine center in the Capacity View, its row will temporarily be marked by a bluish-grey background thus being selected to be visualized in the histogram.
![vps_mark for histogram](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_mark%20for%20histogram.jpg)
In the histogram, the sections highlighted in red indicate a capacity problem at the machine center „Bryan Walton“ that ought to be solved by rescheduling.
![vps_histogram_capacities_view](https://help.netronic.com/hubfs/vps_histogram_capacities_view.png)