{"id":1131,"date":"2018-05-08T17:14:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/when2work.com\/help\/guide\/?page_id=1131"},"modified":"2020-09-22T21:51:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T21:51:28","slug":"h-why-use-shift","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/when2work.com\/help\/guide\/h-why-use-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"CATEGORIES – Why Use?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might want to\u00a0create Categories<\/a>\u00a0for your shifts for many reasons. It allows you to\u00a0filter<\/a>\u00a0schedules or pending trades to show only certain groups (beyond\u00a0filtering<\/a>\u00a0by Position or Position Group), and for certain time periods (Night Shifts, Day Shifts), etc. Or you might want to create\u00a0REPORTS<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to track certain types of shifts (ex.\u00a0Late, or Called Out<\/a>, etc.). The shift Category can also appear on various schedule views for each shift and some views can group shifts by Category (ex. Calendar Weekly).<\/p>\n

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If you have shifts with similar begin and end times over multiple Positions, you can\u00a0create Categories<\/a>\u00a0with “Add Shift Default Settings” by clicking the Category drop down box and choosing\u00a0Add\/Edit Categories<\/strong>\u00a0to create Categories. (Ex. if you have similar night shifts for different Positions, you can create a NIGHT Category and enter defaults so that when you\u00a0Add Shifts<\/a>\u00a0you can first choose that Category and the fields will be pre-populated, but changeable, in the “Add Shifts” window).\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can create Categories for:<\/h3>\n