The Schedule - New page is a versatile tool that helps you create a work schedule for your employees and provides you with statistics for schedules already created.

There's a lot that you can do on the Schedule - New page. You can:

Click here for an interactive training tour of Schedule - New.

Set-up

Regardless of the method you choose to use to create a schedule, we recommend having the following set up before creating a schedule for an optimal experience.

TO MANAGE THE SETTINGS FOR SCHEDULE - NEW:

  1. Open the Schedule - New page.

  2. Click on in the top-left corner of the page.

  3. Click on the Settings button.

  • ClosedTo manage shift settings:

    1. Select the default length of each new shift created in Default Shift Length.

      The length of shifts created can be modified when creating a template or schedule.

    2. Select the Minimum Shift Length that you want shifts to be.

      Shifts can be created of a shorter duration than the minimum shift length, but CLEARVIEW will provide you with notifications informing you of the same.

    3. Select the Maximum Shift Length that you want shifts to be.

      Shifts can be created of longer duration than the maximum shift length, but CLEARVIEW will provide you with notifications informing you of the same.

    4. Enter the percentage (of total scheduled labour hours vs total ideal hours for a period) below which you'd like CLEARVIEW to provide an indication in Scheduled Employees is "X"% less than Ideal.

      The SCH figure in IDEAL vs SCH* in the Show Stats tab of the schedule will display in orange if the scheduled labour hours is less than the percentage indicator set, against IDEAL hours; or above the same threshold, against IDEAL hours.

    5. Place a checkmark next to Include paid breaks in overtime calculation if you'd like breaks that are paid to be included in employee's total hours worked used to calculate overtime, or remove the checkmark if you don't want to include paid breaks.

    6. Place a checkmark next to Display smaller shifts in grid to reduce the size of the shift blocks, or remove the checkmark if you'd like the larger display.

      Smaller shifts display allows for more shifts to be seen on the grid at once but reduces the amount of detail visible on the shift blocks.

    7. Click on the Save button.

  • ClosedTo manage breaks that can be assigned to shifts:

    1. Click on the Breaks Template tab.

    • ClosedTo create a break template:

      1. Click on the Add Break Type button.

      2. Enter a Name for the break.

      3. Place a checkmark next to Paid if the break is a paid break, else leave it blank (if it's an unpaid break).

        Paid and unpaid breaks impact the statistics differently depending on whether the breaks are scheduled for a specific time or not.

      4. Select the Duration of the break from the drop-down list.

      5. If you want the break to be available to be assigned to shifts, place a checkmark next to Active, else leave it blank.

      6. If you want to set this break as the default break template, place a checkmark next to Default, else leave it blank.

      7. Click on the Save button.

    • ClosedTo edit a break template:

      1. Make changes to the break template, as required (see to create a break template for details on the controls).

      2. Click on the Save button.

    • ClosedTo delete a break template:

      Only break templates that aren't included in any schedules can be deleted.

      1. Ensure that the break template is not the default.

        If it is the default, assign another break template as the default by editing it.

      2. Click on X in the Delete column for the break that you want to delete.

  • ClosedTo select the statistics to be included at the bottom of schedules:

    1. Click on the Statistics tab.

    2. Place a checkmark next to each of the types of statistical data you want included in Stats section at the bottom of the schedule.

      • A maximum of five data types can be included in the Stats section.

      • A sales forecast for the day/week being viewed must be available for statistical data (except for those data types indicated with an *) to be displayed in the Stats section.

    3. Click on the Save button.

  • ClosedTo manage how the ideal number of employees required per period is determined:

    1. Click on the Schedule Period tab.

    2. Select the Schedule Method that you'd like CLEARVIEW to use to determine the ideal number of employees required, from the drop-down list:

      • SPLH indicates that the sales per labour hour will be used to determine the number of employees required.

      • TPLH indicates that the transactions per labour hour will be used to determine the number of employees required.

      • Labour Guide SPLH indicates that a labour guide based on sales will be used to determine the number of employees required.

        This option requires a Sales labour guide to be available.

        Click here to learn how to manage labour guides in Schedule - Labour Guide.

      • Labour Guide TPLH indicates that a labour guide based on transactions will be used to determine the number of employees required.

        This option requires a Transactions labour guide to be available.

        Click here to learn how to manage labour guides in Schedule - Labour Guide.

    3. Select the Labour Guide* you want to apply to schedules, from the drop-down list.

    4. Select the day for which you want to manage the controls from the Time period setting for* drop-down list.

    5. Place a checkmark next to each of the boxes* for the days that you want the same setting applied to.

    6. Enter the Minimum Staff* that you need per period.

    7. Enter the Maximum Staff* that you can have per period.

    8. Enter the target Sales Per Labour Hour* that you'd like to achieve.

    9. Enter the Target Labour Cost Percentage* that you'd like to achieve.

    10. Place a checkmark next to each part of the day* or period*, for which you want to apply the settings entered in steps f to i.

      Click on + next to a period or day part to view smaller periods.

    11. Click on the Apply* button.

      Day parts and time periods that have different figures for the periods grouped under them, show with an asterisk (*).

    12. Repeat steps d to k to change the controls for other days and periods.

    13. Once done, click on the Save button.

TO MANAGE THE PREFERENCES FOR SCHEDULE - NEW:

  1. Open the Schedule - New page.

  2. Click on in the top-left corner of the page.

  3. Click on the Preferences button.

  • ClosedTo manage the shift colours:

    1. Place a checkmark in the box next to Include Inactive to include inactive job codes in the Shift Color list, or remove the checkmark to exclude inactive job codes.

    2. Double click on the colour bar next to a job code.

    3. Select the colour you'd like to assign to the job code from the palette displayed.

      Shift Colour is an organizational control and will affect all stores in the organization.

    4. Click on the Ok button.

    5. Repeat steps a to d for each job code that you want to change the colour.

  • ClosedTo manage how employee names are displayed:

    1. Click on the Display Options tab.

    2. Select the format in which you want the names displayed from the Name display option drop-down list.

  1. Click on the Save button.

User Interface

The Schedule - New user interface begins with the main controls at the top of the page.

The main controls include:

  • : the Menu button.

  • : the Daily View toggler.

  • : the Weekly View toggler.

  • : the Store selector.

  • : the Date (or week ending) selector.

    Click on to view the schedule of a previous day/week or to view the schedule for the next day/week.

  • : the Publish button.

  • : the Notifications icon.

Additionally, the schedule filters are accessible through the icon below the menu button.

ClosedMenu Bar

ClosedDaily View

ClosedWeekly View

ClosedStore

ClosedDate or Week Ending

ClosedPublish

ClosedNotifications

ClosedFilters

Creating templates and schedules

Creating a template

Schedule templates are the common shifts, employees and/or staff positions Different from jobs, positions (or staff positions) are specific roles that employees can take on during a shift (like Cashier, Drive Thru Order Taker, Fry Cook, etc.) and can be used to ensure that all positions are covered when creating a schedule. that repeat every period.

Creating templates for the shifts that repeat during a day or week makes creating the schedule faster as it forms the basic structure on which the schedule can be created. Templates can contain as little or as much information as you'd like to include (you can include unassigned shifts, shifts with jobs and/or employees assigned, etc). The key is to include only the attributes that will repeat.

Creating a template needs to be done just once (for each template) and can be used to create schedules as often as you require.

Templates can be created for a certain day (holiday on which your store is open, events, etc.) or for a week.

TO CREATE A SCHEDULE TEMPLATE:

  1. Open the Schedule - New page.

  2. Select the store from the drop-down list at the top of the page.

  3. Select Day if you want to create the template for only a day, or Week if you want to create the template for a week.

  4. Click on the date or week ending at the top of the page, and then select a day or week that does not have any shifts created.

    Leave requests (if any) will not affect templates and can be ignored.

  1. Once all the shifts have been created for the template, click on in the top-left corner of the page.

  2. Click on the Tools button.

  3. Click on the Manage Templates button in the Templates tab.

  1. Click on the Save button.

Creating a schedule

Schedules can be created through 4 methods:

  • Manually creating a schedule from a blank slate with no assistance whatsoever (click here for instructions on creating a schedule from scratch).

  • Creating a schedule from a saved template (click here for instructions to create a schedule from a saved template).

  • Copying the schedule from a previously scheduled week (click here for instructions on copying a previously scheduled week).

  • Creating a schedule from reoccurring shifts (click here for instructions on creating a schedule from reoccurring shifts).

    Reoccurring shifts can be managed through Schedule - Reoccurring Shifts.

ClosedFrom scratch

ClosedFrom a template

ClosedFrom a previously scheduled week

ClosedFrom recurring shifts

TO EDIT A SCHEDULE

  1. Open the Schedule - New page.

  2. Select the store from the drop-down list at the top of the page.

  3. Select Day if you want to edit the schedule of a day, or Week if you want to edit the schedule of a week.

  4. Click on the date or week ending at the top of the page, and then select the day or week for which you want to edit the schedule.

DELETE OR CLEAR A SCHEDULE

  1. Open the Schedule - New page.

  2. Select the store from the drop-down list at the top of the page.

  3. Select Day if you want to create the schedule for only a day, or Week if you want to create the schedule for a week.

  4. Click on the date or week ending at the top of the page, and then select the day or week for which you want to delete the schedule.

  5. Click on in the top-left corner of the page.

  6. Click on the Delete All Shifts button.

Associated Settings

  • Job Codes controls the different jobs performed in your organization.

  • Schedule - Hours of Operation

  • Schedule - Reoccurring Shifts

  • Schedule - Method controls the method used to determine the number of employees required per period.

  • Schedule - Reporting controls the

*optional section or field that may or may not be visible depending on the settings selected, whether the supplier is integrated or not, etc.