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How to Create and Publish Scheduled Shifts—Administrator (Web)
How to Create and Publish Scheduled Shifts—Administrator (Web)

Step-by-step instructions to create and publish scheduled shifts for your employees using the scheduling feature from our website.

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Written by Rachel
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Overview: The Scheduling feature enables you to create and publish shifts for your team quickly and efficiently. You can assign shifts to employees or create open shifts that managers can distribute as needed.

Note: Scheduling is included in the Pro and Enterprise plans and is available as an add-on to the Starter plan for $1 per user/month. For a breakdown of what's included in each plan, click on a plan name below:


Instructions:


How to Create Schedules

1. To create a shift, start by clicking Schedule in the top navigation followed by View Schedule:

2. Once on the Schedule page, click an open area to populate the shift creation box:

2a. Or click under the Open Shift row to create an open shift that can be assigned later:

3. From the schedule creation box you can specify:

  • Which employee(s) should be assigned to the shift

  • The shift start/end time

  • A break (this is for informational purposes only)

  • Choose a color for the shift

  • Assign any Location, Department, or Position codes

  • Add a note

Click Add Shift once you've entered all the necessary details:


How to Publish Schedules

1. Once the shift has been added to the schedule, it will be in draft mode. This is indicated by an outlined shift. To publish, click the Publish button in the top right-hand corner:

2. When publishing you have the option of sending a notification to:

  • All employees

  • Employees with changes only (i.e. edits or deletions)

  • Employees in the current view

  • Employees with shifts in the current view

Once you've made your selection, you can then either publish via email, push notification, or both:

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