Selection Styles
The Selection Styles screen defines the rules used in the following scheduling features: automatic schedule creation, validation of manually entered schedule assignments, self scheduling, and the Scheduling Assistant wizards. After being created in this screen, default selection styles can be selected on
.Each selection style (except for Edit Validation) can contain multiple passes. For example, an Automatic Schedule selection style can have the first pass create the core schedules, the next pass generate need-based schedules based on rotation schedules, the next pass generate need-based schedules without rotations but with preferences, or the next pass generate need-based schedules without rotations and without preferences. With each pass, the system searches for employees who meet all the qualification rules of the pass to fill schedule openings not filled from the previous pass(es). An existing pass can be copied and modified to create a new pass.
The Call In and Call Off Wizard selection styles can also contain multiple passes to create a hierarchy of the employees included in the results list. For example, the first pass in a "Call Off" selection style may search for all employees who are in overtime and the second pass may include all non-home employees. When the process is run, the user can see in which pass the employee was qualified for the list.
For more information on setting up a new selection style, see the following topics:
Steps for Adding an Auto Schedule Selection Style
Steps for Adding an Edit Validation Selection Style
Steps for Adding a Call In Selection Style
Steps for Adding a Call Off Selection Style
Selection Styles can be set up in this screen for the following Types of validation:
Defines the passes for the scheduling process, including the sequence of the passes, the rules validated with each pass, and the sort order of scheduling qualified employees. |
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Verifies that an employee being manually added to the schedule meets the specified qualifications of the profile and does not violate any of the selected rules, such as overtime or maximum work stretch rules. |
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Determines the rules for creating a listing of employees to call in to work, to fill staffing needs. Several passes can be run to sort the list by employees who should be called first, such as highest seniority or furthest under approved hours. |
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Determines the rules for creating a listing of employees to call off of work, such as if the unit is over-staffed. Several passes can be run to sort the list by employees who should be called first, such as lowest seniority or most overtime hours. |
Depending on the Selection Style Type, the following options may be available in the Selection Style Sections in the left pane.
Displays general information regarding this selection style including the code, description and Selection Style Category. |
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Opens a screen to configure one or more passes to find qualified employees. Each pass has its own set of Selection Rules and Qualification Rules. In addition, passes for the Schedule Assistant has Sorting Rules to rank qualified employees. Note The Passes button is not available when configuring an Edit Validation selection style. |
Action Buttons
The following Action buttons may be available in the left pane, depending on the page that is open:
Click on the Add button to open a screen to configure a new record.
Complete the following steps to add a new record:
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Click on the Add button in the left pane. The corresponding New Record screen is displayed.
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Enter data in applicable fields. The fields with an asterisk are required and must be completed before the record can be saved.
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Fields that require specific values display Field Look Up Values in the right pane. If there is no right pane, the List Selector icon is displayed to the right of a field to open a listing of valid values.
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Fields that require specific standard response values, such as Yes/No, display a Drop-Down Menu arrow to open a list of valid options.
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Fields that require date values display a calendar in the Field Look Up Values in the right pane. If there is no right pane, the Date Selector icon is displayed to open a calendar to select a date. Date values can also be typed in.
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If there are Indicator and/or Parameter tabs, these must be configured as well. Default values are displayed for all indicator settings (and selected parameter settings), but may be changed for this record. For more information on indicator and parameter settings, see
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Depending on the screen being set up, there may also be additional Section buttons in the left pane. Click on the buttons to open and configure those additional screens.
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When all screens have been completed, click on the Save button to save the new record values.
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For more information and screen prints, see Adding a New Record.
The Advanced button loads the expanded search criteria mode with additional fields for locating a record. When the Basic search mode is loaded, the button shows as Advanced. When the Advanced search mode is loaded, the button shows as Basic.
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The user can set whether the Basic or Advanced search mode is automatically loaded for each screen. This setting is found under
. The Advanced/Basic buttons only display on screens with Advanced search capabilities.The Audits button in the left pane opens a screen to view changes to records in the open page. The audit trail displays information on additions, edits and deletions, including the date and time the change was made, the type of change (inserted, updated, deleted), the description of the change, the name of the person making the change, and the original and new values.
The audit records can be grouped and sorted by one of the following options: application, audit date, audit description, classification, or who modified. To change the sort, click the drop down arrow near the Group By field in the Audit List Actions to open the record, then select the grouping from the list.
Group by Application
Groups the audit records by the application where the changes were made.
Group by Audit Date
Groups all the audits by the date when changes were made.
Group by Audit Description
Groups the audit report by the description of the edits that were made.
Group by Classification
Groups the audit records by whether the record was inserted, updated, or deleted.
Group by Who Modified
Groups the audit records by the user who made the updates.
The Delete or Delete Selected button is used to remove one or more records from a screen.
Complete the following steps:
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If there are multiple records, click on the selection box to the left of each record that is to be deleted.
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If this is a single record, there are no check boxes to select. Skip to step 3.
A check mark is displayed in each selected box.
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Click on the Delete Selected button for multiple records or the Delete button for a single record.
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The system does a validation check to make sure the record is not linked to any other records. If it is, a warning message is generated and the record cannot be deleted.
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If there are no children records, the record is deleted.
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For more information, see Deleting a Record.
The Replace button opens a screen to update one or more field values for all the records selected in the search. This feature can be used to update multiple records with the same field information.
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Using the Search page, search for all the records to be updated. Multiple searches can be conducted to build a results list.
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Select the box to the left of each record to be updated.
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Click on the Replace button in the left pane.
A screen is displayed with all the fields as read only.
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Select the box to the left of each field to be updated. The field is then enabled.
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Enter the new information in the field.
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Complete all tabs to be updated, including the Indicators and Parameters tabs, if applicable.
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To reset all the values back to the previously saved values, click on the Reset button in the left pane.
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Once the records have been saved, the values cannot be set back to the previous value using the Reset button. They can be changed by using the Replace feature.
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Click on the Save button to save the changes.
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All selected records are now updated, with the new information replacing the old information in the selected fields.
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The system does not allow the user to use this feature to replace "key" identification fields. A Duplicate Key error message is generated. For example, because the "key" identification field for a Holiday record is the Code, the system does not allow a user to replace multiple holiday records with the same Code. The Code for each Holiday record must be unique.
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For more information and screen prints, see the section in Record Management under Replacing Record Values.
The Replicate button copies all general, detail, indicator, and parameter attributes of an existing record, so the setup of a new record requires less time. The General screen opens so you can update general field values for the new record.
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Using the Search page, search for a record to copy.
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Click on the folder to the left of a record to open it.
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In the Actions section in the left pane, click the Replicate button.
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Update values on the General screen.
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"Key" identification fields must be unique or a Duplicate Key error message is generated. For example, because the "key" identification field for a Holiday record is the Code, the system does not allow a user to replicate a holiday record with the same Code. The Code for each Holiday record must be unique.
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Click the Save button.
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Optional. Update tabs, including Indicators, Parameters, and Details, and click the Save button.
All selected records are now updated, with the new information replacing the old information in the selected fields.