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Help with shift creation, schedule appearance and settings, scheduling tools, and more
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46 articles in this collection
Written by
Lyuba Kharitonova,
Ambre Simmons,
Kiki
and 1 other
Available shift visibility
Learn what details make an employee eligible to see an available shift, or why an employee cannot see an available shift
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Viewing the Schedule
Activity log
Review changes to your company's schedule
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Customize order of employees
Learn how to rearrange the order in which your employees are listed
Written by
Christina
Updated over a week ago
Horizontal view
Adjust your schedule layout to horizontal
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Filters
Apply and remove filters to get work done faster
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Group by
Learn how to view the calendar by shift time
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
World clock
Learn how this setting helps admins and managers with scheduling for various time zones and how it works for employees
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Creating the Schedule
Creating a shift
Learn how to create a shift
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Getting your coverage right
Learn how to use slots with unassigned shifts to meet your staffing needs
Written by
Lyuba Kharitonova
Updated over a week ago
Publishing the schedule
Learn how to make shifts visible to your employees and notify them
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Unpublishing a shift
Learn how to unpublish shifts
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Bulk editing shifts
Learn how to update several shifts at the same time with bulk editing
Written by
Christina
Updated over a week ago
Deleting a shift
Learn different ways to delete a shift, including bulk-deletion
Written by
Ambre Simmons
Updated over a week ago
Auto-assign shifts
Learn how to automatically distribute unassigned shifts
Written by
Christina
Updated over a week ago
Tags
Learn how tags can help you add more details to your shifts, and how to set them up
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Day notes
Learn how to designate a day your business is closed on the schedule from the website and app
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Schedule templates
Learn how to save entire ranges of your schedules so they can be applied to future dates easily
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Shift templates
Learn how to set your commonly used shift times for certain locations and positions so they can be added to the schedule with a few clicks
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Time blocks and day parts
How to set and apply time blocks and day parts to schedule faster
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
No-shows and sick call-outs
Track shifts your employees don't show up for & track sick days on your schedule to keep up with employee attendance
Written by
Christina
Updated over a week ago
Recurring shifts
Learn how to create, edit, or delete recurring shifts
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Available shifts
Learn how admins and managers can create open shifts for employees
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Available slots
Learn how to create and assign multiple applicants to one shift
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Copying shifts
Learn how to copy the full schedule, selected shifts, or one shift
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Day notes
Save info on the calendar to assist you with scheduling
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Open-ended shifts
Create a shift without showing an end time for your employees
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Conflicts
Learn how to use this option to help with scheduling
Written by
Ambre Simmons
Updated over a week ago
Undo scheduling
Learn when to use it and what it applies to
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Publish specific shifts
Apply filters to publish shifts for different departments or managers separately
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Reassign recurring shifts
Edit recurring shifts to transfer them to a different employee
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Scheduling multiple employees
Add more than one person to a shift
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Viewing shift history
Learn how to review changes made to a shift and time off requests
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
For all users
Export the schedule
Learn how to get a CSV or XLS file of your shifts which will include shift notes
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Shift applications
Review shift applications for the schedule
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Roster
A daily overview for admins and managers
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Shift acceptance
Adjust schedule settings to request confirmation of shift assignment
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Shift appearance
Premium and Business users can customize the details that display within a shift block
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Shift icons legend
See a list of icons for shifts and their meanings
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Viewing the full schedule
Select the appropriate schedule tab for the view you need
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Printing the schedule
Learn how to print or download your schedule and available printing options
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
FAQ
How do employees receive their schedules?
Learn how to share schedules with employees
Written by
Lyuba Kharitonova
Updated over a week ago
Why can't I see available shifts in the app? (for employees)
Check these settings if you are not seeing available shifts in the app
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
My schedule
View any assigned shifts and available shifts in Sling
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Time zone differences
Enable the world clock to see shifts based on user time zones
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Schedule visibility
Make the full schedule visible to your employees
Written by
Kiki
Updated over a week ago
Unassigned versus available shifts
Learn when to use both
Written by
Lyuba Kharitonova
Updated over a week ago