Create and edit shift in Service Operations Workspace

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A shift manager can create a shift using the Schedule menu or Teams menu in Service Operations Workspace.

About this task

There are two ways to create and edit a shift for one team at a time:

  • Navigate to Workspaces > Service Operation Workspace and select [Omitted image "icon-sr-teams.png"] Alt text: Teams menu. Select a team to view details and select the schedules tab.
  • Navigate to Workspaces > Service Operation Workspace and select [Omitted image "show-schedules-icon.png"] Alt text: Schedules menu.

Note: To associate a shift template with multiple teams or groups at one time, use the On-call Onboarding wizard. For more information, see On-call Onboarding wizard.

Before you begin

Role required: rota_manager, rota_admin

Procedure

  1. On the Schedules page, select Create shift and provide values for the following fields on the Create new shift form:

    If you select Create new, provide the following details and select Create shift: [Omitted image "create_shift_schedule_sow.png"] Alt text: Create shift form

Field

Description

Shift name

Name for the shift.

All day shift

Toggle for all-day commitment.

Shift starts

Date and time the shift begins.

Shift ends

Date and time the shift ends.

Repeats

Shift repetition. Choices are:

  • Never
  • Daily
  • Weekly

Every

How often to repeat. Display depends on the time frame chosen.

More options

Timezone

User timezone.

Holiday schedule

Schedule to use for the holiday.

Repeats until

Date and time to end repetition.

For **Use template**, fill in the fields, as appropriate.

Field

Description

Shift name

Name for the shift.

Schedule

Existing schedule templates for shifts.Choices are:

  • 24 x 7
  • Off hours (workday 8:00 - 5:00)
  • Off hours (workday 9:00 - 5:00)
  • Workday 8:00 - 5:00
  • Workday 9:00 - 5:00
The shift is created.
  1. To edit a shift, right-click the shift card and select the icon[Omitted image "edit-icon.png"] Alt text: Edit shift

    Shift details open in the side panel.

  2. From the shift details in the side panel, you can update the following shift details:

Field

Description

Details tab

Update the shift details:[Omitted image "edit_shift_details_tab_sow.png"] Alt text: Shift details form

  • All day shift
  • Shift starts
  • Shift ends
  • Repeats
  • Timezone
  • Holiday schedule
  • Repeats until

Members tab

Update the shift details:[Omitted image "edit_shift_members_tab_sow.png"] Alt text: Members form

  • Type of rotation interval. Possible options are:
    • Daily
    • Weekly
    • Monthly

Note: This option is available only for the 2024 schedule engine. For information about this schedule engine, see On-Call Scheduling new schedule engine.

  • Rotation frequency for weekly interval
  • Rotation frequency for monthly interval. Also, specify if the roster rotation should start on the last day of the month or any specific day of the month.
  • Day of the week or month for rotation
  • Add rotation
  • Add/delete/rename responder level

Escalation policies tab

View the escalation policy and select Open Team Record to go to the team record. [Omitted image "edit_shift_escalation_policies_tab_sow.png"] Alt text: Escalation policies form

4. After updating the shift details, select **Save & publish** to save the changes.
  1. Select the [Omitted image "icon-sr-more-actions-vertical.png"] Alt text: More icon icon to change shift to draft mode, delete, or deactivate/activate the selected shift.

  2. Select Back to all shifts to view all the shifts for a selected team.

    You can also select [Omitted image "icon-sr-more-actions-vertical.png"] Alt text: More icon to change shift color.

Parent Topic:Configuring On-Call Scheduling in Service Operations Workspace

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