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How to Get Notified if Shifts Overlap Time Off When Publishing
How to Get Notified if Shifts Overlap Time Off When Publishing

Step-by-step instructions covering how to enable notifications if shifts overlap time off when publishing schedules.

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Written by Rachel
Updated over 5 months ago

Overview: When using scheduling, you may encounter situations where shifts are added on days where a worker has time off. In these cases, it is important to notify Managers and Administrators so that they can take appropriate action.


Enable Overlapping Shift & Time Off Notification

You can enable the Multiple Shift Overlap option from the Settings --> Scheduling page:

The option will default to Do Nothing but can also be changed to:

  • Allow but Notify (An alert will show but publishing is allowed)

Save your selection when done.


Allow but Notify View

Below is an example of what the Allow but Notify option would look like if a shift overlaps time off:

You can proceed with publishing by clicking Continue anyway. You can also click on an employee's name in the error message to quickly filter down by them.

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