Allocating Shifts

You can allocate period and Workgroup to a Shift. Based on this configuration, the Analysts of the configured Workgroup work in the allocated Shifts for the specified period of time.

To allocate Shifts:

Select Admin > Advanced > Productivity > Shift Management.
On the SHIFT MANAGEMENT page, click ALLOCATE on the ACTIONS panel.
On the SHIFT ALLOCATION page, select the Department, Workgroup, Start Date, and End Date. For more information about fields and icons on the SHIFT ALLOCATION page, see Field Description.
Click SEARCH. A table listing team members for the selected Workgroup and columns for the selected dates is displayed. Allocate Shifts to the team members for the selected dates from the list.
Click SUBMIT. The Shift is allocated to the team members of the Workgroup for a specific period of time.

Figure: SHIFT ALLOCATION page

Field Description

The following table describes the fields on the SHIFT ALLOCATION page:

Field	Description
DETAILS
Workgroup	Select the Workgroup from the list to allocate the Shift.
Start Date	Select the start date for Shift Allocation. Click the Calender icon to select the date.
End Date	Select the end date for Shift Allocation for the selected Workgroup. Click the Calender icon to select the date.
Team Member	Displays a list of all the team members for the selected Workgroup.
Date Columns	The number for date columns depend upon the selected Start Date and End Date. Select the Shift from the list for the team member. You can click icon to select the shift for next date. You can click icon to select the Shift for all the selected date.

ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the SHIFT ALLOCATION page.

SHOW LIST

Click SHOW LIST to display the LIST table showing all the configured Shift Masters for the selected Department.

Figure: SHIFT MANAGEMENT page: List of shifts

To edit a Shift Master, click the configured Shift Name. Make appropriate changes and click SUBMIT.
To display the inactive Shift Masters, click the Include Inactive check box.

Notes: When the configured Shift Masters are displayed under the LIST table, the ADD NEW, ALLOCATE, ROSTER actions are displayed on the ACTIONS panel.

Click ADD NEW to configure a new Shift Master. For information about configuring Shifts, see Configuring Shifts.
Click ALLOCATE to allocate period and Workgroup to a Shift as described in this topic.
Click ROSTER to view Shift Rosters. For information about viewing Shift Rosters, see Viewing Shift Roster.