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Shift Management
Accelerate Implementation with the Configuration Checklist

Accelerate Implementation with the Configuration Checklist

Configure these core items before creating and assigning shifts.

If you set up Workforce Management to create a capacity plan, you completed some steps already. If you completed a step, skip it and proceed to the next one.

Step Configuration Documentation
1 Assign permission sets to administrative users and workers. Manage Permission Set Assignments
2 Set standard object permissions for Service Resource Preferences to View All Records. Edit Object Permissions in Profiles
3 Add related lists (Time Slots, Skill Requirements, Service Territory, Shifts, Skills, Preferences, Absences) to object layouts. Add a Related List to an Object
4 Create operating hours with time slots to represent business operating hours. Create Operating Hours with Time Slots
5 Create service territories for locations or operational territories. Create a Service Territory
6 Create a service resource record for each worker, set the Resource Type, and assign service territories. Create Service Resources
7 Create job profiles to associate with shifts. Map profiles to queues or align them with work types and skill requirements. Create a Job Profile
8 Create scheduling rules. A Match Territory rule is required. Create a Scheduling Rule
9 Create scheduling constraints, such as work limits, and attach them to service resources or service territories. Create a Scheduling Constraint
10 Create scheduling objectives, such as Balance Shifts or Maximized Preferences. Create a Scheduling Objective
 
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