{"id":1109,"date":"2026-11-02T17:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:19:47","slug":"automatic-shift-rotation-concepts-and-prerequisites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/automatic-shift-rotation-concepts-and-prerequisites\/","title":{"rendered":"Concepts and Prerequisites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automatic rotation cycles workers through the shifts of a saved group. Instead of manually assigning a shift on every date, an administrator defines an ordered sequence and a daily or weekly switching rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is this feature used for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is useful for rotating teams that follow a repeatable schedule. It is different from Manual Planning, which is intended for date-by-date decisions in Planner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you begin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create and save a shift group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create at least two shifts in that group. The interface blocks enabling rotation without them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure Manual Planning is disabled; the same group cannot use both modes at once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options and fields explained<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dt><strong>Rotating Group<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Master switch for automatic rotation.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>By Weeks<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Moves to the next shift at a selected weekday after an interval in weeks.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>By Days<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Moves to the next shift after a specified number of counted days.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Rotation Cycle Start<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Optional date reference used to align the cycle.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Shift Rotation Order<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Controls the sequence in which saved shifts are used.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-step procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Shifts and Groups and choose an existing group with at least two shifts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure Manual Planning is turned off.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable Rotating Group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select By Weeks or By Days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure the interval and any mode-specific options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Rotation Cycle Start if a particular anchor is needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review Shift Rotation Order and use the arrows to place shifts in sequence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save the group and inspect the upcoming dates in Planner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assign workers to the group and choose their Current Shift as the starting position.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens after saving?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group now has automatic rotation settings. Eligible workers follow its shift sequence unless individually configured to Always Keep This Shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important notes and common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A group&#8217;s rotation day is not the same as a shift&#8217;s First Day of Week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid using this mode for non-repeating schedules; Manual Planning is better suited to date-specific assignments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automatic rotation cycles workers through the shifts of a saved group. Instead of manually assigning a shift on every date, an administrator defines an ordered sequence and a daily or weekly switching rule. What is this feature used for? This is useful for rotating teams that follow a repeatable schedule. It is different from Manual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automatic-rotation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50174,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions\/50174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}