{"id":50001,"date":"2026-10-30T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/kb-2026-additional\/how-to-choose-the-rotation-cycle-start-date"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:15:16","slug":"how-to-choose-the-rotation-cycle-start-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/how-to-choose-the-rotation-cycle-start-date\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Rotation Cycle Start Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rotation Cycle Start is an optional date reference used to align automatic rotation with the desired calendar position. It is not the same setting as a shift\u2019s first working day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is this option for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use an anchor date when the rotating group must start its sequence on a known date rather than relying on the normal\/default calculation reference.<\/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 the shift group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add at least two shifts, disable Manual Planning, and enable Rotating Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding the controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dt><strong>Rotation Cycle Start<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Optional cycle anchor.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>By Weeks<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Rotation advances according to a reference weekday and week interval.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>By Days<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Rotation advances according to counted days and optional weekend exclusions.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Shift Rotation Order<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Controls which shift follows which in the cycle.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-step instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Shifts and Groups and edit the desired group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure it has at least two shifts and Rotating Group is enabled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the By Weeks or By Days rotation mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the applicable rotation interval and mode-specific settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the Shift Rotation Order before choosing an anchor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Rotation Cycle Start to the intended calendar date, or leave it empty to use the application\u2019s default anchor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save the group and open Planner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check multiple dates before and after a rotation boundary to confirm the sequence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The saved anchor participates in automatic rotation calculation for the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A group\u2019s rotation reference must not be confused with First Day of Week inside an individual shift.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the expected cycle does not appear, inspect the employee\u2019s Current Shift and fixed-shift setting as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rotation Cycle Start is an optional date reference used to align automatic rotation with the desired calendar position. It is not the same setting as a shift\u2019s first working day.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automatic-rotation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50001"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50184,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50001\/revisions\/50184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/si\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}