Where It Is
The AD Control Panel is the first page of the Welcome tab, under Production Health. It reads the whole production and the day you are on, and lists what is missing, such as a blank hospital address or a scene with no cast.
What It Checks
Checks are grouped in four sections:
| Section | Checks |
|---|---|
| Critical Setup | Production Company, Director, Producer(s), SAG Production Number, SAG Contact, Crew List, Cast List, Scene Breakdown, Shooting Days |
| Contact Information | Crew, Cast and Background emails and phones |
| Schedule Readiness | Day Locations (basecamp), Hospital Info, Scenes Missing Scene Number, Scenes Missing Page Count, Scenes Without Cast, Unscheduled Scenes, minors in the cast and background |
| Call Sheet Quality | Call Sheets Created |
The Readiness Score
There are two dials. Setup scores the production as a whole. Day N scores the current day's call sheet, using the same checks that put flags on the call sheet. Each open item takes points off, more for an error than a warning. Green is 80 and up, amber is 50 and up, red is below that. The dials are a guide. A day can sit in amber for a reason you already know about, like a location still being locked.
Fix and Ignore
Each open item has a Fix button. It takes you to the tab where the missing information goes and highlights it. You make the change there. Some items, such as missing background emails or minors on the cast list, also have Ignore. An ignored item shows (Noted) and stops counting. Ignored items are remembered in your browser, per production. A colleague on another computer still sees them as open.