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Create an open shift template
Create an open shift template

Create open shift templates to save you time when creating open shifts.

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Written by Oliver Cook
Updated over a year ago

To help save time you can set up pre-defined open shift templates when you need to create recurring shifts, and when you plan shifts in the future.

πŸ“ŽNOTE: Only users with administrator and scheduling administrator access can follow these steps

  1. Click your name in the top right, then click Settings.

  2. On the general settings menu click Scheduling, then click Shift templates.

  3. Scroll down Open shift templates
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  4. Click Add new and enter the name of the shift template.
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  5. Specify the shift times, and the length of the unpaid break.
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  6. If you have created an area, select an area from the Default area drop-down.
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    πŸ“ŽNOTE: If an employee has not been assigned their own default area, the Default area in from a shift template will be used.
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  7. Enter the number shift available

  8. Select the relevant Schedule groups which can use this shift template.
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    πŸ“ŽNOTE: Only schedule groups that have had open shifts enabled are listed - Read more >
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  9. Click Add.

πŸ“ŒTIP: To edit an open shift template click on the pencil icon. To delete a shift template click on the rubbish bin icon.


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