Add Shifts

In Centralized Schedules, you can add shifts for groupings or specific employees in the Add Schedule dialog box. The Add Schedule dialog box opens whenever you click the add icon ().

Dialog box settings
Setting	Definition
Employee	Drop-down list to select an employee or create an unfilled shift. If you create an unfilled shift and want to post it for your employees to bid on, click the post unfilled schedule icon ().
Schedule	Read-only field that shows the shift's scheduled hours. To make this a standby shift, click the standby icon ().
Gross Hours	Shows the shift’s gross hours.
Net Hours	Shows the shift’s net hours (that is, the total hours minus any meals or breaks). To have Dayforce automatically adjust meal and break times when you change a shift's start or end times, click the lock icon ().
Comments	Field to enter shift comments. When you enter a comment, Dayforce adds the comment icon to the shift ().
Employee Availability	Read-only field that shows the selected employee’s availability.
Shift Origin	Drop-down list to select a shift origin. When you add shifts for employees, User is selected by default.
Add Activity Add Meal Add Break	Buttons to add activities, meals, and breaks.
Delete	Button to delete segments.
Segment	Read-only field that shows the segment number.
Start Time End Time	Fields for entering the start and end times for the segment, meal, or break.
Location Location Type	Drop-down lists for specifying the shift's location and location type. You can configure location types in Org Setup > Locations, in the Location Types tab. See “Configure Location Types” in the Dayforce Implementation Guide.
Job Assignment Pay Code Docket Project	Drop-down lists for specifying additional segment details.
Comment	Field to enter segment comments.

For information on the different ways that you can add shifts in Centralized Schedules, see the following topics:

You can also add multiple shifts at once using the Mass Edit wizard. See Edit Multiple Shifts (Mass Edits).