Associated jobs

A job can have one or more associated jobs, treated as equivalent for scheduling purposes. This feature is useful when job titles imported from the HR system do not directly match the functional positions you want to schedule.

Associated jobs are structured as parent-child relationships, where a parent job is linked to one or more child jobs. If an employee is qualified for the parent or any child job, they can be assigned shifts for any of these roles.

When assigning an employee to an unassigned shift, the shift job is updated to match the employee's qualification if the employee is qualified for the current or associated job. If the employee is unqualified, the shift remains unassigned and the shift retains its original value unless the employee's qualification prompts an update. Each associated job is ranked to determine its priority for replacement when an employee qualifies for multiple associated jobs. The job with the lowest rank number takes precedence. For example, Junior Clerk and Senior Clerk are associated jobs of Clerk. Junior Clerk has a rank of 2, and Senior Clerk has a rank of 1. If an employee is assigned to a Clerk shift who is qualified both as a Junior Clerk and Senior Clerk, the job on the shift is updated to Senior Clerk.