About the Scheduling Dashboard

About the Scheduling Dashboard

Purpose

  1. To provide a brief overview of the Scheduling Dashboard.

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Overview 

  1. When a user logs into the Scheduling  module they will see the Dashboard located at the top of the menu.  This dashboard displays the user's profile, announcements, time off bank, and today's assignment (if on shift). 
  1. Navigate to Scheduling > Dashboard.



  • Several items are listed in the Dashboard, including: 
    1. Overview of the Users Profile
    2. Announcements
    3. Daily Assignments
    4. Time Off Bank 
    5. Events that you are assigned to





    Profile

    1. Your profile will be displayed on the Dashboard. It will show:
      1. Your Photo
      2. Your Name
      3. Your Rank/Groups assigned




    Announcements


    1. The announcements area can be used by those with sufficient permissions to post information for other users. 
    Managing Announcements

     Create a New Announcement

     Edit an existing Announcement

     Delete an existing Announcement


    NOTE: Announcements can only be added, edited, or deleted by those with sufficient permissions.

    IMPORTANT: When editing or deleting an announcement, the edits or deletion applies to all users across your account. In other words, if you delete the announcement, it's deleted from all users. Be sure to ensure only key personnel have the permissions to manage announcements.


    Today's Assignment

    1. If you are scheduled to work today, the assignment of the day will be displayed here.  
      1. Other users assigned to the same apparatus or assignment will be listed in addition to you. 
    2. You are able to view your riding position as well, which will be listed to the right side of your name.
      1. In this  example,  indicates Engineer;  indicates Captain. 



    Time Off Bank

    1. The Time Off Bank section shows you the Bank of Hours and Time Off Requests.
      1. The colors listed will be associated to a specific type of time off that your department chooses.

        1. In this example: = Sick, = Vacation, = Shift Trade
      2. The Bank of Hours shows the amount of hours you have available and the total you have earned.
      3. Time off Requests shows the amount and type of time off used for each month of the year.



    Events 

    1. Events show any events that are occurring on today's date that you are associated with. 
      1. This will show the event name as well as the time frame for the event. 






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