Fixed shift rounding options

The Staff Groups model rounds fixed shifts to align with schedule intervals. The optimizer uses rounding to align fixed shifts that may have any start or end time with staff requirements that are divided among 15, 30, or 60 minute schedule intervals.

Fixed shifts are rounded during schedule generation. The SHIFT_PATTERN_ROUND_FOR_OPTIMIZATION registry parameter specifies the rounding method. The length of the schedule intervals for the rounding is determined by the Shift Length Increment used by the staff group. The shift uses the rounded times when displayed in the LFSO Schedule screen and in the timesheet when the schedule is published.

Note: This registry parameter is not supported in the Auto-Assignment model.
These rounding options are available:
DEFAULT
The start time of the shift is rounded down to the start of its current interval. The end time of the shift is rounded up to the start of the next interval.
UP
Both the start time and end time of the shift are rounded up to the start of the next interval.
DOWN
Both the start time and end time of the shift are rounded down to the start of its current interval.
CLOSEST
Both the start time and end time of the shift are rounded to the start of the closest interval.
UP_DOWN
The start time of the shift is rounded up to the start of the next interval. The end time of the shift is rounded down to the start of its current interval.

For example, a location has 15 minute scheduling intervals, and an employee assigned to a fixed shift from 9:05 AM to 4:55 PM. When generating the schedule, the DEFAULT option rounds the start time of the shift down to 9:00 AM. It rounds the end time of the shift up to 5:00 PM.