Shift Rules

Shift rules enable you to define criteria for a schedule’s shifts, such as the minimum and maximum lengths of shifts. When the schedule is generated and staff is assigned, any shift rules defined for a location are addressed automatically.

These components are used with shift rules:

Staff Group
A staff group to which the shift rule applies.
Shift Length Min
A number representing the minimum number of hours a shift must be to be assigned to employees in this staff group.
Shift Length Max
A number representing the maximum number of hours a shift could be in order to still be assigned to employees in this staff group.
Shift Length Increment

Select one of these options:

  • 60 minutes to indicate that the shift length increments by one hour.
  • 30 minutes to indicate that the shift length increments by half an hour.
  • 15 minutes to indicate that the shift length increments by a quarter of an hour.
Shift Window Start
A value indicating that the shift should start no earlier than this time.
Shift Window End
A value indicating that the shift should end no later than this time.
Shift Applies To

Select one of these options:

  • All Days to indicate that the shift rule applies to all days of the week.
  • A specific day to indicate that the shift rule applies to the specified day only.
  • Weekdays Only to indicate that the shift rule applies to weekdays only.
  • Weekends Only to indicate that the shift rule applies to weekends only.
Shift Start Increment

Select one of these options from the Shift Start Increment drop-down-list box:

  • 60 minutes to indicate that the shift start increments by one hour.
  • 30 minutes to indicate that the shift start increments by half an hour.
  • 15 minutes to indicate that the shift start increments by a quarter of an hour.