Chatter shifts
This feature is designed to simplify work scheduling.
Shift Creation Guide
Step-by-step Manual
A new Shift can be created by clicking the Create New Shift button or by selecting a time slot directly in the Calendar.
Steps to Create a New Shift using the Calendar:
Select a Time Slot:
In the Month view, click on the appropriate day.
In the Week or Day Views, swipe to select the time slot for the Shift.
Fill out the next fields in the Window opened:
Shift Title: .
Date Selection: .
Assign Creators or Groups: Choose either a specific creator or a creators’ group to assign to the shift. For optimal performance, it’s recommended to create individual Shifts per creator or creators’ group.
Assign Chatters: select the Team Members who will work during this Shift.
Set Repetition Options:
Repeat On: Choose the specific days of the week for the Shift to repeat.
End Date of Repeat: Specify the date when the Shift Repetition should stop. If no end date is selected, the shift will continue to repeat indefinitely until deleted.
If no days of the week are selected the system will automatically set the shift as a one-time occurrence, ending on the same day it starts.
Handle Overlapping Shifts:
If multiple Chatter Shifts are scheduled for the same time frame, a notification will appear.
Click on the notification to view detailed information about the overlapping shifts and access options to edit them as needed.
Shift Editing Guide
Step-by-step Manual
To access the Edit Menu, click on the Shift you want to modify.
There are two modes of change available — editing individual Shift or the entire Shift sequence.
Choose the type of change to be made. After that, an Edit Menu Window will appear.
All the necessary changes to the Shift settings should be made in the Edit Menu.
Once the changes are made — click Save to apply them.
Changing the time frame:
To change the time frame, simply . Shifts can only be moved within 24 hours of the day, and cannot be rescheduled to a time after midnight.
Chatter Shift Views: Understanding the Dashboard
For each Shift the following information is shown on all views:
Shift title, Shift hours, duration, assigned members (names), and assigned creators (icons).
All the Visible Shifts are displayed in the Calendar, with 4 Views available:
Month: all scheduled Shifts within a month.
Week: Monday to Sunday daily display.
Day: all Shifts within a specific day. In the Week and Day Views, the Shifts can be dragged and adjusted within a day.
Schedule: a chronological list of all Shifts.
The “Today” button instantly .
Hidden Shifts
Shifts can be hidden and made visible back as needed. A Hidden Shift is not displayed in the Views but remains accessible with the “Hidden” knob and the “Hidden” toggle.
Only members with the “Edit” permission can hide Shifts. Employees without the permission “Edit” will not be able to access Hidden Shifts.
Extend a Shift
If necessary, a Shift can be extended by 15 minutes. To do this, hover over the Shift and click on +15 minutes. The next Shift start (same creator or group of creators) will be automatically moved by 15 minutes. If the next shift does not have the same creator or group of creators, then only the current shift will be extended by 15 minutes.
The Shift can be extended only once.
General information
Filter Form and Header Information
Filters: Chatter Shifts can be filtered by Creator Groups, Individual Creators, or Chatters.
If no filters are applied, Shifts for all creators and chatters of the agency are displayed.
The “Hidden” toggle: Switches between two display modes — Visible Shifts only, or Visible and Hidden Shifts.
The “Hidden” knob: Pops up a list of all “Hidden Shifts”, allowing you to change them to “Visible shifts”. Visible Shifts are displayed again in Chatter Shifts Views.
For extra convenience, the panel displays both UTC+0 time and your agency’s local time.
Permission System:
OnlyMonster permission system provides two operation levels:
View Mode: Can only extend their own Shift once a day.
Edit Mode: . Can extend any Shift within the current 24 hours.
If you have any questions or suggestions — feel free to contact us. We will greatly appreciate your feedback and suggestions for improvements.
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