Add shifts

You can use the Shifts workspace tab to add shifts to the system. These shifts can then be assigned to shift patterns to create shift schedules. A shift can be assigned to one or more shift patterns.

A shift by itself has two properties: a description and a unique ID that is assigned by the system. When a shift is assigned to a shift pattern in the Shift Patterns and Schedules tab, its effective time periods and other properties relative to the shift pattern are defined for that instance of the shift.

Note that shifts can also be added from the Shift Patterns and Schedules tab. See Add shifts to a shift pattern to define the shift schedule.

Add a shift

1. Open or go to the Shift Patterns and Schedules workspace tab.

2. On the ribbon, go to the Current View tab and click Open.

   

   The Shifts tab appears.

   

3. Do one of the following:

   • Press the Ctrl+N keys.

   • Right-click in the tab and on the context menu click New.

   • On the ribbon, go to the Home tab and on the New menu click New Shift.

   A new shift is added.

4. Enter a description for the shift.

5. Save the changes.

Delete a shift

6. Remove the shift from any shift patterns to which it is currently assigned. See Manage shifts added to a shift pattern.

7. From the Shifts workspace tab, do one of the following:

   • Select the shift and press the Delete key.

   • Right-click the shift and click Delete.

   • Select the shift. On the ribbon, go to the Home tab and click Delete.

   You are prompted to confirm the deletion.

8. Click Yes to continue with the deletion.

   The shift is deleted.

The shift is removed from the Shifts tab. However, it is retained in the MES database to keep its historical data.

Note that you can create a new shift using the same name, as the new shift will have a unique ID to differentiate it in the database from the deleted shift with the same name.

If a shift was still assigned to a shift pattern when it was deleted, the shift entry on the pattern's Shift Schedule list on the Shift Patterns and Schedules tab will remain in the list. However, the shift description entry will be blank, as shown below. You should either:

• Remove this shift entry from the shift pattern.

• Select another shift for the entry.

• Enter a name to create a new shift for the entry.