This article describes the operation of the specific automation ''When resource is assigned to a card, add related user as follower''.
Are you looking for an explanation of what automation is and where to set it? Feel free to take a look at the article How do automations work?
How does this automation work?
With this automation you can make sure that your colleagues on the work floor, who also use vPlan, automatically follow a card when they are added as a resource to a card.
The condition for using this automation is that the user and the resource are linked to each other. You can set this at Configuration -> Users -> [select a user] -> Modify (see also: Creating users)
Example:
The planner of a production company wants his transport colleague to be informed of changes in the status of an order. The colleague also works with vPlan and is also a plannable resource.
This automation has no specific settings, so you can add it directly:
Tip: Would you like to follow all cards automatically? Then take a look: Automatic card tracking when a collection of cards is created