Work Schedule Types:

You define availability details for a period of time using work schedule types. You can create
three types of work schedules using the Manage Work Schedules task in the Setup and
Maintenance work area.

 Time
 Duration
 Elapsed

Time Work Schedule

A time-based work schedule has a fixed work day pattern. For example, you define an eight-hour
schedule, five days a week. You can create a time-based work schedule that starts at 8:00 a.m.
and ends at 5:00 p.m. A worker assigned to a time based work schedule is considered to be
available for a fixed number of hours each day.

Duration Work Schedule

A duration work schedule considers only the duration of working hours but doesn't specify any
definite time period. For example, you can create a work schedule with duration of 8 hours
without specifying the start time and end time of the duration. In this work schedule, a worker is
considered to be available for eight hours each day.

Elapsed Work Schedule

In an elapsed work schedule, workers don't have a fixed start or end time. For example, some
workers may start work at 9.00 a.m., and some at 11.00 a.m. A worker assigned to an elapsed
work schedule is considered to be available for a numbers of hours in a day.

Creating and Assigning a Work Schedule: Worked Example

This example demonstrates how to create and assign a work schedule, incorporating shifts,
patterns, and calendar events. The work schedule is for a support department in India, working in
two shifts, and eligible for all public holidays.

The following table summarizes key decisions in this scenario:

Decisions to Consider In This Example

Which calendar events must be included
All public holidays
in the work schedule?
Which geographical location must the
India
calendar events apply to?
Day shift (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Night shift (5 p.m. to 1
What shifts must workers follow?
a.m.).
 Day shift from Monday to Wednesday. Night shift
What is the work pattern that workers
on Thursday and Friday. Weekly holiday on
must follow?
Saturday and Sunday.
When must the work schedule start and Starts on 1 January, 2011. Ends on 31 December,
end? 2011.
Which shift must workers work first
Day shift
when the work schedule starts?
What eligibility criteria must you
associate the work schedule with so that
All employees from the support department
line managers can easily find the
schedule to assign to workers?
Which department must this schedule be
Support department
assigned to?
Vijay Singh is scheduled to attend the Advanced
What exceptions must be made to the
Communication Skills training course on 8 February,
work schedule of Vijay Singh who works
2011 during which time, the work schedule must
in the same department?
indicate that he is unavailable.

Create calendar events within the Public Holiday category. Create two shifts (day and night),
then create a weekly work pattern that uses these shifts. Create a work schedule using this work
pattern, and select the Public Holiday calendar event category as an exception. Then assign this
work schedule to the support department. Assign the same schedule to Vijay Singh and add the
training course as an exception and indicate that the worker is unavailable during the course.

Prerequisites

1. On the Manage Trees page, ensure that the geographic hierarchy that you created for your
enterprise contains a country node for India.
2. Create an eligibility profile Support_Workers for all workers in your Support department.

Creating Calendar Events

1. On the Manage Calendar Events page, click Create.

2. On the Create Calendar Event page, complete the fields, as shown in this table:

Field Value
Name Enter the name of the public holiday.
Category Public Holiday
Start Date Enter the date when the public holiday starts.
End Date Enter the date when the public holiday ends.
Short Code Enter a code to identify the public holiday.
Hierarchy Type Geographic
Hierarchy Select the geographic hierarchy that you created for your enterprise.
 3. In the Coverage region that displays the geographic hierarchy you selected, select the
India node, and click Include.
4. Click Submit.
5. If you want to add another calendar event, repeat steps 2 through 5.

Creating Shifts

1. On the Manage Work Shifts page, click Create Time Shift from the Actions menu.
2. In the Create Time Shift window, complete the fields for each shift, as shown in this
table:

Field Day Shift Night Shift

Name Day Shift Night Shift
Start Time 0900 hrs 1700 hrs
Duration 8 hours 8 hours
Shift Detail Type None None

3. Click Save and Close.

Creating a Workday Pattern

1. On the Manage Work Workday Patterns page, click Create Time Workday Pattern from
the Actions menu.
2. In the Create Workday Pattern window, complete the fields, as shown in this table:

Field Value
Name Weekly Work Pattern
Length in Days 7

3. In the Workday Pattern Details region, click Add Row from the Actions menu.
4. In the Workday Pattern Details table, complete the fields, as shown in this table:

Field Day Shift Night Shift

Start Day 1 (Monday) 4 (Thursday)
End Day 3 (Wednesday) 5 (Friday)

5. Click Save and Close.

Creating a Work Schedule

1. Navigate to the Manage Work Schedules page.

2. On the Manage Work Schedules page, click Create.
3. On the Create Work Schedule page, complete the fields, as shown in this table:

Field Value
 Name Work Schedule for Support
Category Work
Type Time
Effective From Date 01 January, 2011
Effective To Date 31 December, 2011
Pattern Weekly Work Pattern
Exceptions Public Holiday event category
Eligibility Profile Support_Workers

4. Click Submit.

Assigning the Work Schedule to a Department

1. Navigate to the Manage Work Schedule Assignment Administration page.

2. Search for the Work Schedule for Support schedule.
3. Click the schedule to open it on the Edit Work Schedule Assignment page.
4. On the Resource Assignments region, click Add Row from the Actions menu.
5. Complete the fields, as shown in this table:

Field Value
Resource Type Department
Name Support department
Start Date 01 January, 2011
End Date 31 December, 2011
Starting Shift Day Shift
Primary Yes

6. Click Submit.

Modifying the Work Schedule of a Worker

1. On the Person Search page, search for Vijay Singh, and select that record.
2. From the Actions menu, click Manage Work Schedule Assignment.
3. On the Manage Work Schedules page, click the Add Row icon on the tool bar.
4. Complete the fields in the Schedules region, as shown in this table:

Field Value
Name Select Work Schedule for Support.

In this example, when you search for the schedule in the Search and Select
window, select the Filter Using Eligibility check box to display all work
schedules created for the Support department.
Start Date 01 January, 2011
End Date 31 December, 2011
 Starting Day Shift
Shift
Primary Yes

5. In the Exceptions region, click the Add Row icon on the tool bar.
6. Complete the fields, as shown in this table:

Field Value
Type Resource Exception
Name Click Create in the choice list to create a resource exception called
Advanced Communication Skills that starts on 8 February, 2011 and ends
on the same day.
Availability Off Period

7. Click Submit.