Time Groups

Using time groups, you can define both standard and non-standard working hours for your organization. Time groups are sets of time and day parameters that you can use as filter criteria when working with authority rules.

To create or modify time groups, select 6. Time Groups from the main menu. The Define Time Groups screen appears.

​                              ​ Define Time Groups​                                                                                                                 ​ Type options, press Enter.                                                    ​    ​ 1=Select​ ​ 3=Copy​ ​ 4=Delete​                                                                                                                                     ​ Opt​ Time Group​   ​ Description​                                                   ​ ​  ​ ​ ALEXANDRA ​   ​ TEXT FOR ALEXANDRA            ​                                 ​  ​ ​ ALON      ​   ​ Special group                 ​                                 ​  ​ ​ ALONPP    ​   ​ Special group                 ​                                 ​  ​ ​ ALON88    ​   ​ Special group                 ​                                 ​  ​ ​ CONF1     ​   ​ TEXT FOR CONF1                ​                                 ​  ​ ​ FRANCEWH  ​   ​ SITE  GROUP                   ​                                 ​  ​ ​ NEW       ​   ​ TEXT FOR NEW                  ​                                 ​  ​ ​ VB123     ​   ​ Special group                 ​                                 ​  ​ ​ WORKHOURS ​   ​ Regular work hours            ​                                 ​  ​ ​ WORKHOURS1​   ​ Regular work hours + 1        ​                                 ​  ​ ​ WORKHOURS2​   ​ Regular work hours + 2        ​                                 ​  ​ ​ WORKHOURS3​   ​ Regular work hours + 3        ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ​       Bottom​  ​ F3=Exit   F6=Add new   F8=Print list   F12=Cancel​                               ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

The body of the screen shows existing time groups, showing the name and a text description for each.

To add a time group, press the F6 key. The Add Time Group screen appears.

To modify an existing time group, enter 1 in the Opt field for that group. The similar Modify Time Group screen appears.

​                                ​ Add Time Group​                                                                                                                   ​ Time Group . . .​           ​                                                     ​ Description  . .​                               ​                                                                                                                  ​ Type choices,  press Enter​                                                                                                                                                 ​ From​ ​ To​     ​ From​ ​ To​                                                ​ Monday   ​  0:00​  0:00​  ​  0:00​  0:00​                                             ​ Tuesday  ​  0:00​  0:00​  ​  0:00​  0:00​                                             ​ Wednesday​  0:00​  0:00​  ​  0:00​  0:00​                                             ​ Thursday ​  0:00​  0:00​  ​  0:00​  0:00​                                             ​ Friday   ​  0:00​  0:00​  ​  0:00​  0:00​                                             ​ Saturday ​  0:00​  0:00​  ​  0:00​  0:00​                                             ​ Sunday   ​  0:00​  0:00​  ​  0:00​  0:00​                                             ​                                                                                                                                                                   ​ Note: If​ To​ is less than​ From​ it will be considered​ in the following day​ .​            ​ Example: Monday 20:00 - 08:00 means Monday 20:00 till Tuesday 08:00.​                                                                                                                                                                       ​ F3=Exit​    ​ F12=Cancel​    ​ F13=Repeat time​    ​ F14=Clear time​                                                                                                                                                                                     ​

The top of the screen includes these fields:

Time Group

A meaningful name for the Time Group. This field is mandatory.

Description

A meaningful description of the Time Group. This field is mandatory.

The body of the screen has named lines for each day of the week.

Each line has two pairs of fields, with one named From and the other named To. Each pair specifies a time period during the day. For example, if workers had a shift from 8 AM to 5 PM, with a lunch break from noon to 1 PM, the line for each weekday would show times from 8:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 17:00.

If the value of the To field is less than that of the From field, it signifies that the shift continues into the next calendar day. For example, an overnight shift From 23:00 To 7:00 would run from 11 PM on that day through 7 AM on the next.

To repeat the entered times from the line containing the cursor to those for all other days, press the F13 (Shift+F1) key.

To clear the times from all the lines except for the one containing the cursor, press the F14 (Shift+F2) key.