The Self Scheduling Access card is used to set up the time frame that the employees assigned to this labor distribution have access to self scheduling. The selection style for self scheduling is also selected, which determines the rules that are validated when the employee enters a schedule through the self-scheduling screen.
Self Scheduling Groups can also be set up on this screen. This feature allows staggering of access to self scheduling, so that certain groups have a specific time frame withing the self-scheduling access period when they can self schedule. For example, Group 1 can schedule the first week, Group 2 can schedule the second week, and Group 3 can schedule the third week. The groups can be set to rotate, so that each group has a turn to be first to schedule.
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Self Scheduling Groups are assigned to the Profiles via Profile Parameter Self Scheduling Standard Alpha 1.
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Self Scheduling Groups can also be assigned directly to an employee via Employee Labor Distribution Parameter Self Scheduling Standard Alpha 1. This assignment overrides a Self Scheduling Group assigned to a Profile assigned to an employee.
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Employees can subscribe to notifications that alert them when the self-scheduling time frame is open to them. For more information, see Preferences > My Preferences > Event Subscriptions > Self Scheduling.
Steps for Setting up the Self Scheduling Access Card
To set up the Self Scheduling for this staffing configuration, complete the following steps:
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From Configuration > Scheduling > Staffing Configuration, open the staffing configuration record to be configured.
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Click the Self Schedule tab and expand the Self Scheduling Access card.
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Enter the Self Schedule Begin Advance Days and Self Schedule End Advance Days to indicate the first and last days of the time frame (in number of days before a scheduling period begins) that employees will have access to self scheduling.
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In the Self Schedule Review Period End Advance Days field, enter the number of days before the start of the scheduling period that the manager review period will end. The beginning of the manager review period is the same day as the Self Schedule End Advance Days.
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In the Self Schedule Selection Styles field, select the selection style to validate the employee entries. Built into the selection styles are the scheduling rules that are verified when an employee submits a schedule, such as station and skills, overtime rules, or approved hours.
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In the Allowable Overstaffing field, enter the number of staff that can be scheduled above the staffing needs. For example, when this value is set to '1', employees can self schedule one additional person above the needs.
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In the Allowable Coverage Overstaffing, enter the acceptable variance between the need value and the coverage value for each profile, which will be calculated into staffing hours.
For example, if the coverage period is eight hours in length and this value is set to '1', there can be eight additional hours of employee staffing scheduled into the coverage period. This value can be used if the activity code an employee is trying to schedule overlaps another coverage period that does not have any needs.
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If the staffing configuration group is not using self schedule groups, click Save.
If the staffing configuration group is using self schedule groups, continue with the Steps for Setting Up a Schedule Group Order Table.
Allowable Coverage Overstaffing
The acceptable variance between the Need value and the Coverage value for each profile, calculated into staffing hours. For example, if the coverage period is 8 hours in length, when this value is set to 1, there can be 8 additional hours of employee staffing scheduled into the coverage period. This variance can be used when an employee's activity code start or end time overlaps a coverage period that does not have a need.
For example: The Day coverage period is 07:00-15:00 and an employee wants to self-schedule a shift from 06:00-14:30. If the previous Night coverage period (23:00 to 07:00) does not have any needs, the employee would not be able to schedule that coverage period (because the shift actually begins within the previous Night coverage period.) However, if the Allowable Coverage Overstaffing value is set to 1, then there can be an additional 8 hours scheduled into a coverage period. In this example, one hour of the allowable eight hours of overstaffing would be used by the employee starting at 06:00.
Allowable Coverage Overstaffing Example
In the example below, the Night coverage period runs from 23:00 to 07:00. There is a need for 1 employee
The Day coverage period runs from 07:00 top 15:00. There is a need for 18 employees.
If employees try to schedule an activity code that begins before 07:00, they will get a message that they are exceeding the staffing needs, because the activity begins within the Night coverage period, and there currently are not any needs for the Night coverage period
When the Allowable Coverage Staffing Overlap parameter is set to 1, this allows up to eight hours of over staffing (because this is an 8-hour coverage period).
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If an employee schedules an activity code that begins at 06:00, he/she would use 1 of the 8 allowable overstaffing hours.
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If an employee schedules an activity code that begins at 05:00, he/she would use 2 of the 8 allowable overstaffing hours.
Allowable Overstaffing
The acceptable variance between the Need value and the Coverage value for each profile, based on number of staff. This allows employees to self schedule above the needed staff for a profile. For example, if the staffing needs for a profile/coverage period is 4 and this value is set to 1, up to 5 employees can self schedule. This value must be a whole number.
Self Schedule Begin Advance Days
The number of days before the start of a scheduling period that opens that scheduling period for self scheduling.
Self Schedule End Advance Days
The number of days before the start of a scheduling period that locks that scheduling period from self scheduling. This is intended to allow the manager time to review and post the scheduling period before re-opening it up to employees for shift trading and/or offering.
Self Schedule Group Start Date
The date when the Self Schedule Group access should begin. This date must be the same as the beginning date of a scheduling period.
This value must be greater than or equal to the Resume Date associated with the Staffing Configuration Record.
Self Schedule Group Table Order
Determines whether the Self Schedule Groups have access to self scheduling in the same order each scheduling period, or whether the order of access is rotated each scheduling period.
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If the Self Schedule Group Table Order is set to be Static, the groups have access to the feature in the same order each scheduling period.
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If the Self Schedule Group Table Order is set to be Dynamic, the groups rotate as to which group has access first, second, or third.
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The Codes on this screen will not be updated each scheduling period to display which group is scheduling first.
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For more information on setting up this table, see Self Schedule Group Order Table.
Self Schedule Review Period End Advance Days
The number of days before the start of a scheduling period that the manager review period will end. During the manager review period, you can configure the system to not display pending schedules to self-scheduling employees. The first day of the review period is defined in the Self Schedule End Advance Days field.
Self Schedule Selection Style
Determines the selection style to be used when validating the qualifications of an employee who is adding a schedule.
For example, the selection style may validate that employees will not exceed their Overtime/Approved Hours values or their Maximum Work Stretch days.
The rules included in each selection style are previously set up on Configuration > Scheduling > Selection Styles with the Type of Edit Validation.
