Instruction Manual

Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Shift Schedules
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Setting up Shift A – First Week
First, Tom needs to set up the first configuration for Shift A. (If a default shift already exists, you can
edit the default shift or create a new one. See page 4.9 for details.) Tom clicked New Shift and
entered the following information in the indicated fields to complete the details on the new shift:
 Shift Name: Shift A
 Description: Shift A – First Week
 Company Time: From 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
 Start Date: 4/2/2012
 End Date: The shift continues forever.
 Repeat Frequency: Weekly, Every 2 weeks on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri
Once he completed this configuration, he clicked the Save button.
Setting up Shift B – First Week
Next, Tom needs to set up the first configuration for Shift B. Tom clicked New Shift and entered the
following information in the indicated fields to complete the details on the new shift:
 Shift Name: Shift B
 Description: Shift B – First Week
 Company Time: From 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM
 Next production day: Since this shift is part of the current production day, Tom leaves the
Events occurring during this shift should be assigned to the next production day checkbox empty.
See page 4.8 for more details on Next Production Day.
 Start Date: 4/2/2012
 End Date: The shift continues forever.
 Repeat Frequency: Weekly, Every 2 weeks on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri
Once he completed this configuration, he clicked the Save button.
Setting up Shift A – Alternate Week
Next, Tom is ready to set up the second configuration for Shift A. Tom clicked New Shift and entered
the following information in the indicated fields to complete the details on the new shift:
 Shift Name: Shift A
 Description: Shift A – Alternate Week
 Company Time: From 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM
 Next production day: Since this shift is part of the current production day, Tom leaves the
Events occurring during this shift should be assigned to the next production day checkbox empty.
See page 4.8 for details on Next Production Day.
 Start Date: 4/9/2012. Since Tom wants to create an alternating weekly schedule, he needs to
give CheckPoint™ a starting point for the alternate week of Shift A that works in tandem with
the start date on the first week of Shift A. Since the Alternate Week configuration is a week