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## Shift management

A shift consists of one or more attendance timetables in certain order and cycle, being predefined working timetables for personnel. Shifts shall be set first for personnel attendance management. This system totally supports 999 shifts.
Click to enter [Attendance] - [Shift] main interface to show query and list. The query function supports easy shift query. The list shows all shifts in the current system. Click a shift, and its timetable details will be shown below graphically.
Add shift operation:
1. Click [Attendance] - [Shift] - [Add] to enter the shift edit interface;
2. Parameter settings:
Shift name: Any character, up to a combination of 30 characters. No repetition;
Number of periods: Shift cycle = number of periods * unit of period;
Unit of period: Day, week or month;
Select timetable: Required to be predefined in attendance timetable;
Select date: Select the date in the period that the timetable is applied to;
3. Click [OK] to save and return, and the added shift will appear in the list.
Add interval:
Select a shift, and click [Add timetable] to enter the edit interface. After editing, click [OK] to save and quit, then a timetable will be added in the shift.
This function applies when attendance timetables are irregular. For example, if the attendance timetables of an enterprise are 8:00-18:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 9:00-12:00 on Tuesday and Thursday, then when setting a shift, 8:00-18:00, the shift for Monday, Wednesday and Friday can be set first, and then 9:00-12:00, the timetable for Tuesday and Thursday can be set in the [add timetable].
Flexible shifts:
Flexible shifts are the default attendance shifts of the system, being the cycling of flexible timetables in a week. Flexible shifts can be used for the scheduling of personnel with irregular working duration subject to attendance records. When a person is not subject to scheduling but has card punching records, flexible timetable will be used to calculate the scheduling, and count as a type of overtime such as rest day overtime, holiday overtime. Flexible shifts are suitable for entrepreneurs, business personnel, service personnel and order-based production personnel, etc.
For example, if a personnel have flexible work time but need to record the attendance, then flexible shift can be use by default. In attendance statistics, it will show the check-in, check-out time, and count the overtime by even card punches.