Scheduling Rules Enhancements

You now have more options when scheduling your workforce.

  • The weekend rule was updated. Instead of just counting weekends, you can now set the minimum and maximum number of hours worked on weekends. And validation processing checks if workers meet weekend hour requirements—both when creating schedules and during self-scheduling. If someone tries to pick too many weekday shifts and hasn’t met their weekend hours, they’ll be alerted.
  • The rule for shift types was broadened to cover all shifts, not just one type. You can decide the minimum and maximum shifts of a specific type, type family (such as Work or On-call), or category a worker can have in a week or schedule period.
  • New option to ignore work pattern validation: If you need more flexibility for certain roles or situation, you can turn off work pattern checks for all shifts, just for certain shift families, or for specific shift types

Rule Set Page Showing the Weekend in Schedule Period rule with Unit of Measure Hours

Rule Set Page Showing the Weekend in Schedule Period rule with Unit of Measure Hours

Rule Set Page Showing the Shift Classifications in Number of Shifts per Period rule

Rule Set Page Showing the Shift Classifications in Number of Shifts per Period Rule

Rule Set Page Showing the Ignore Work Pattern Validation Rule

Rule Set Page Showing the Ignore Work Pattern Validation Rule

You can also assign rule sets to different teams or individuals based on additional conditions, such as age and standard or calculated working hours.

With these updates, scheduling can better comply with regulatory requirements and match your team's needs—making work fairer, schedules clearer, and shift planning easier.

Steps to Enable

How do I enable self-scheduling rules?

Tips And Considerations

  • Approved absences on weekends still count toward required hours.
  • For any new schedule generation profile and after any update to a profile rule, you'll need to use rule sets. You won't be able to use default rules anymore.
    Default Rules in Read-Only in Existing Schedule Generation Profiles

    Default Rules in Read-Only in Existing Schedule Generation Profiles

    Rule Sets Becomes the Only Option to Add Scheduling Rules

    Rule Sets Becomes the Only Option to Add Scheduling Rules

Key Resources

For more information about scheduling rule sets, see these What's New features:

For more information about alert notifications, see Alert Notifications for Workforce Scheduling