Create Day Types

Explanation

Use this activity to define the scheduled working hours, from midnight until midnight, for a day type. A day type is connected to a schedule, which is then connected to a calendar. The final result is that all days in a specific calendar use the same day type. Day type details can be added from both Day type and Day types pages while additional details are added on Day type page.

Work shifts that span midnight, e.g. night shifts, are defined by connecting the schedule's day types to the same period, ending at midnight (the first day type) and starting at midnight (the next day type).

Working Time field, enter the number of working minutes for the day type
Working Periods field, enter the number of working periods for the day type.
From Time field, enter the beginning time for the day type.
To Time field, enter the ending time for the day type

When entering a day type Select the Last Period Belongs To Next Day option to connect the period to the next day, or leave blank to connect it to the current day and select the Reserved Time to define the working period as reserved time, or leave blank to indicate an actual working period.

Prerequisites

This activity has the following prerequisites:

• Periods must be defined.

System Effects

• Schedules and schedule exceptions can be created and connected to a calendar. 
• Modifying a schedule or exception schedule changes its calendar's state to Changes Pending, indicating that the generated versions of those calendars are not in sync with the attached rules (Schedules, Day Types, Schedule Exceptions). 
• The calendar must then be regenerated before it can be used in the system.