Shifts
This option allows you to create the shifts
that your employees will be assigned to. A shift
defines starting and ending times, Shift Policies
and assigned department level.
- Click on the main "Schedule"
navigation tab, and then on either the [SHIFTS]
icon located under the Setup
section of the screen, or on the "Shifts"
link in the row of links directly below the
main program navigation tabs.
- To add a new shift, click on the [CREATE
SHIFT] icon located in the lower left-hand
corner of the screen.
- Enter a Name
for this shift as you would like it to appear
in the system.
- Enter a Start
Time and select "AM" or "PM"
from the drop-down menu.
- Enter an End
Time and select "AM"
or "PM" from the drop-down menu.
- The Duration
Time field automatically populates
based on the specified start and end times.
Any changes made to this field will update
the specified start/end times accordingly.
- If the hours worked on this shift are to
be assigned to a specific department level,
click on the link in the Department
Filter field and make the desired
selection from the menu that appears.
- Select the Shift
Policy that you would like to assign
this shift to from the drop-down menu.
- Click on the [SAVE] icon to save the shift.
Existing shifts are displayed under the Active section
of the main "Shifts" screen.
- To edit a shift click on the link in the
Name
column.
- The "Copy" link allows you to
make a duplicate of the shift. This can be
useful when creating multiple shifts with
similar settings.
- Click on the
icon to inactivate a shift. The shift is moved
to the Inactive
section of the screen. Inactive shifts are
not used by the system, but are retained for
later use. Click on the "Activate"
link to re-activate an inactive shift.
- To permanently delete an inactive shift,
click on the icon located
to the right of the desired shift in the Inactive
section of the screen.
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