HS Scheduling: Schedule Settings

Overview

This article will cover how to edit the Scheduler by configuring its settings within the Scheduling tab in HotSchedules. 

Editing the Scheduler Settings

• Select the Menu drop-down on top right-hand corner of the schedule 

Fig.1 - Schedule menu

• Then select Settings

Fig.2 - Settings menu

Group By

This will change the way that employees are organized on the schedule. 

• Schedule: This will group the employees by schedule assignment only
• Schedule, Job: This will group the employees by schedule, then by job that is assigned to that schedule
• None: This will organize all employees alphabetically disregarding any schedule or job assignments

Fig.3 - Group By settings

Display Settings

This lists different labels, reports, and shift details that appear on the schedule. Options that have been checked off will show while unchecked choices will not. 

Fig.4 -Display settings

Alert Settings

This will edit the alerts that display on the schedule.

Fig.5 - Alert Settings

Configuration Settings

• View Schedule By: Allows you to organize employees by First Name, Last Name, or Seniority Date
• Sort SmartSelect By: Allows you to organize employees by Cost, Hours, Shifts or Skill when using the SmartSelect shortcut key to assign House Shifts 
• Default Scheduler Week: Allows you to select the week the scheduler should default to when navigating to this page
• Default Shift Length: Allows you to set the default length of shifts

Fig.6 - Configuration Settings

Forecast Comparison 

This will allow you to choose to include or exclude the meal duration when comparing the scheduled hours to the forecasted hours that would come from labor generation.

Fig.7 - Forecast Comparison