Create Day Types
Explanation
Use this activity to define the scheduled working
hours, from midnight until midnight,
for a day type. A day type is connected to a
schedule, which is then connected to a calendar. The final result is that all days in a specific
calendar use the same day type.
Work shifts that span midnight, e.g. night
shifts, are defined by connecting the schedule's day types to the same
period, ending at midnight (the first day type) and starting at midnight (the
next day type).
Prerequisites
This activity has the following prerequisites:
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- Schedules and schedule exceptions can be created and connected to a calendar.
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Modifying a schedule or exception schedule changes its calendar's state to Changes Pending,
indicating that the generated versions of those
calendars are not in sync with the attached rules (Schedules, Day Types, Schedule Exceptions).
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The calendar must then be regenerated before it can be used in the system.
Window
Day Types,
Day Type
Related Window Descriptions
Day Type, Overview
Day Type
Procedure
To perform this activity, follow these steps:
- Create a new record. This can be done in either the
Day Type
window or in the Day Types window.
- Create records for each work time period. This can only be done in
the Day Type window.
- Save.
If the decision is made to only do this activity in the
Day Type window:
- In the Day Type window, create a new
record.
- Enter a name and description for the day type.
- Save the changes.
- Create a new record in the table.
- In the Working Time field, enter the number
of working minutes for the day type.
- In the Working Periods field, enter the
number of working periods for the day type.
- Select the Last Period Belongs To Next Day check
box to connect the period to the next day, or leave blank to connect it to
the current day.
- In the From Time field, enter the beginning
time for the day type.
- In the To Time field, enter the ending time
for the day type.
- In the Period field, select the period for
the day type from the List of Values. The Name field is populated.
- Select the Reserved Time check box to define the working period as
reserved time, or leave blank to indicate an actual working period.
- Save the changes.