Using multiple Auto-Assignment groups

Multiple Auto-Assignment groups can be used to schedule separate groups of employees with different sets of rules. You can do this by configuring different sets of employee filters in each group. For example, a group for part-time employees has a rule specifying a maximum of 20 hours a week. Another group for full-time employees has a rule specifying a maximum of 40 hours a week. Each group includes an Employee Flag Filter that selects employees to schedule based on the value of the Part Time flag in the employee profile.

Multiple Auto-Assignment groups can also be configured to schedule a sub-set of employees from a larger pool of employees using a different set of rules. When creating a schedule, the priority value is used to determine which group selects employees first. Auto-Assignment groups that use more specific filter sets should be given priority over groups using more general filter sets. This ensures that groups with more specific filters select the correct sub-set of employees, leaving the remaining employees to be scheduled by the more general groups.