Shift Templates field controls which shift templates can be assigned to the same recurring shift pattern.

Flexible shift duration

Useful when planners can choose between different shift lengths without maintaining separate recurring schedules.

Days item

• Shift Templates: 6-hour Shift, 8-hour Shift

Alternative daily shifts

Useful when the same recurring schedule can be covered by different shift templates depending on operational demand.

Days item

• Shift Templates: Morning Shift, Afternoon Shift

Standard and backup shifts

Useful when a recurring schedule normally uses one shift template but planners may switch to an alternative shift during absences or peak demand.

Days item

• Shift Templates: Standard Shift
• Shift Templates: Backup Shift

Include and Exclude Holiday Recurrence fields control whether recurring shift patterns are generated on different holiday categories.

Suspend recurring shifts on holidays

Useful when regular recurring shifts should not be generated on public holidays because holiday schedules are planned separately.

Days Recurrence item

• Exclude Working Holidays: Yes
• Exclude Non-working Holidays: Yes

Keep recurring shifts on working holidays

Useful when recurring shift patterns should remain active during designated working holidays.

Days Recurrence item

• Include Working Holidays: Yes
• Exclude Non-working Holidays: Yes

Apply recurring shifts on all holiday types

Useful when the same recurring shift pattern should remain active regardless of holiday category, such as in continuous operations.

Days Recurrence item

• Include Working Holidays: Yes
• Include Non-working Holidays: Yes

Exceptions and Inclusions Recurrence fields control individual dates removed from or added to a recurring shift pattern.

Planned site closure

Useful when recurring shifts should not be generated on dates when an operational site is temporarily closed, such as for annual inventory, maintenance, or refurbishment.

Days Recurrence item

• Exceptions: 15 Mar 2026, 16 Mar 2026

Additional operating day

Useful when shifts should also be generated outside the regular recurring schedule to support exceptional business demand.

Days Recurrence item

• Inclusions: 28 Nov 2026

(for example, Black Friday weekend, year-end warehouse operations, or a special production run)

Move a recurring shift to another date

Useful when a recurring shift should be skipped on one day and scheduled on another, without changing the recurring pattern.

Days Recurrence item

• Exceptions: 8 Apr 2026
• Inclusions: 9 Apr 2026

Support a temporary business event

Useful when additional staffing is required for a planned business event, such as a company event, product launch, audit, or employee training.

Days Recurrence item

• Inclusions: 12 Sep 2026

Recurrence Start, Recurrence End, and Shift Templates fields control when recurring shift patterns become active.

Seasonal operating hours

Useful when different operating hours are required during a defined business season without creating a separate shift system.

Days Recurrence item 1

• Shift Templates: Standard Shift
• Recurrence End: 31 May

Days Recurrence item 2

• Shift Templates: Summer Shift
• Recurrence Start: 1 Jun
• Recurrence End: 31 Aug

Days Recurrence item 3

• Shift Templates: Standard Shift
• Recurrence Start: 1 Sep

Peak season staffing

Useful when additional recurring shifts are required only during predictable peak business periods, such as holiday retail, warehouse peak season, or summer tourism.

Days Recurrence item

• Shift Templates: Peak Season Shift
• Recurrence Start: 1 Nov
• Recurrence End: 31 Dec

Temporary operating model

Useful when a temporary recurring shift pattern should apply only during a planned operational change, such as a warehouse relocation, production ramp-up, or store refurbishment.

Days Recurrence item

• Shift Templates: Temporary Shift
• Recurrence Start: 15 Feb 2026
• Recurrence End: 30 Apr 2026