DEFINE SHIFT PATTERNS #
A Shift Pattern identifies a daily sequence of shifts ‘worked’ and ‘off’ days, which repeats every “n” days. Shift patterns are used in establishing work team shift rotations.
The length of shift pattern is unlimited.
It is not necessary to repeat the entries once the essential pattern has been entered (i.e. if there is a unique pattern every 28 days that repeats, only one iteration of entries is required). Once created, the programs will extrapolate into the future to derive the proper schedule based on the date required.
The definition data for the Define Shift Patterns screen is stored in the P2K_TS_SHIFT_PATTERNS table.
- Shift Pattern
- This field displays the user-defined code that uniquely identifies the shift pattern. Shift pattern codes must be unique across the system e.g. 8 Hour Day/Night, 12 Hour Day/Night. Shift_Pattern_Code is a 16-character alphanumeric field you must manually enter.
- Description
- This field provides a short description of the shift pattern. Description is a 50-character alphanumeric optional field you may manually enter.
- Days in Cycle
- This field defines the number of days in the cycle. Days_in_Cycle is a 5-character numeric optional field you may manually enter.
- Update Shift Sequences
- The Update Shift Sequence button should ONLY be used for older existing Shift Patterns that need to be brought up to the new date effective format.
Shift Sequences tab#
- Relative Day #
- This field assigns a day number, relative to the starting date of the work calendar, to each defined calendar date. For example Day 1 = August 22, Day 2 = August 23. Relative_Day_Number is a 5-character numeric mandatory field you must manually enter.
- Shift
- This field defines the time period within a day during which work is done. Shift_Code from P2K_TS_SHIFTS is a 10-character alphanumeric optional field you may either manually enter or select a value from the LOV(F9) provided.
