What’s New in NIM

NIM 7 Schedule

NIM 7 introduces a powerful suite of updates aimed at enhanced scheduling, deeper integration, and improved workflow control for studios and production teams. Explore the key features designed to streamline your processes and boost productivity.

NIM lets us customize our unique pipeline in a way other ‘off the shelf’ products cannot — from the UI to project set-ups. Plus, because we can track the ‘estimated vs. actual times’ spent on a task, we can not only keep on schedule for a show, but continually measure and refine our process, which helps us get more efficient everyday.

Lindsey Morrow
Senior Producer – Flawless AI

Schedule Enhancements

NIM 7 Schedule UI

New Schedule Interface

NIM 7 introduces an entirely new scheduling interface designed to provide a more intuitive and efficient way to manage events, jobs, resources, and users. The new schedule UI offers a more detailed view of events, improved utilization tracking, and advanced conflict detection.

Job-Centric View

The new job-centric view in the schedule offers a detailed look at events associated with specific jobs. This allows for more focused management of job timelines, crew assignments, and resource allocation.

NIM Schedule Job View
NIM Schedule Utilization

User and Resource Utilization

The schedule now includes detailed utilization metrics, allowing users to view the total utilization of users or resources for each day. This is displayed against their capacity, with color-coded indicators to highlight over- or under-utilization.

Capacity Chart

A new capacity chart feature displays the total utilization of all items in the schedule, compared to their maximum capacity. This chart is dynamic and respects any applied filters, enabling users to focus on specific data sets.

NIM Schedule Capacity Chart
NIM Schedule Conflicts

Conflict Detection

NIM 7 introduces a robust conflict detection system. Users can define custom conflict scenarios based on user or resource assignments, event status, and event limits. When a conflict is detected, the system alerts the user and adds the conflict to the conflicts panel, where it can be managed and resolved.

NIM 7 is designed to help you work more efficiently, offering greater control over your projects and resources. With enhanced visibility and real-time insights, this update eliminates common workflow issues, so you can focus on what matters most
—bringing your creative projects to life with ease.

Productivity Enhancements

NIM Calendars

Updated Calendars

Calendars have been refreshed with new options for event color coding, tooltips for quick access to event details, and an enhanced context menu for easier event management. Users can view multiple color coded calendars simultaneously, allowing for better coordination across different departments, teams, or resources.

Advanced Filter Panel

The new filter panel in NIM 7 allows users to build complex filter rules that can be saved and shared with others.

This feature provides a new level of granularity, enhancing views across the schedule, calendars, job list, contacts, and users.

NIM Schedule Filter Panel
NIM Bid Estimate Import

Import and Merge Bid Line Items

Users can now import bid line items directly from an external spreadsheet into an estimate. The new import UI previews the import, identifies any conflicts, and allows users to resolve these conflicts by either merging line items or importing them as new entries.

User Notes and Jobs

NIM 7 introduces User Notes, an extension of NIM’s existing note system. Users can now create notes directly on a user profile. Additionally, the user job list allows users to see all jobs a user is currently assigned to, facilitating better resource management.

NIM User Notes

NIM 7 makes it easier to manage your projects and collaborate across teams. The new features help you stay organized and streamline production, reducing the time spent on managing details and increasing focus on delivering high-quality results. With NIM 7, you can ensure your team is always in sync, keeping projects moving forward effortlessly.

Experience the benefits of having a complete studio management solution at your fingertips.

If you are interested in evaluating how NIM will fit into your studio please contact us.