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Shift Types

Open Shift Types

Adding at least one working shift type is required. Groups are optional and can be added later when several shifts share a rule. Keep IDs short, such as D, E, and N.

Real scenario example

An anonymized ward uses day, evening, and night shifts with senior variants such as D+. D~, E~, and N~ identify student shifts that do not count as regular staffing. K represents required class attendance. The + and ~ symbols are only IDs. Staffing and eligibility rules give them their meaning. The broad Day group includes daytime activities for succession rules, while Day (w/o A, D~, K) contains only ordinary and senior Day shifts. The narrower group is retained in the example but is not selected by a current rule.

Working, senior, student, and training shifts with groups

Add working shifts

  1. Select Add Shift Type for each working shift you need.
  2. If editing a loaded schedule, remove working shifts your workplace does not use.

Optional: drag rows into the preferred workbook order.

OFF is the automatic no-work shift and should not be recreated. ALL is an automatic group. Renaming or deleting a shift updates references throughout preferences and export layout rules.

Add shift groups

A group makes later rules easier to target across several shift types. Skip groups when you are unsure. You can add them later, then select them in new or edited rules.

  1. Select Add Group.
  2. Enter a descriptive ID, such as Day.
  3. Select the member shift types, then select Add.

In a staffing requirement, selecting a group creates one aggregate total across its member shifts. Create separate requirements when every concrete shift needs its own staffing level.

Empty groups have no effect. Review group membership after deleting member shifts. Continue with Shift Type Requirements.