OVERVIEW |
When you add this rule, the system looks at all employees' scheduled time so far in a certain department/area/task or any other category, and gives priority of scheduling for the employee who has least number of hours by giving him/her the highest grade for a time block. The system tries to even out all employees' number of hours so that all employees in a certain department,task,area, etc.. have a fair turn.
RULE IDENTIFICATION |
Shows in rules as: |
Schedule employees with the least hours scheduled so far, per category item |
Type: |
Preference |
Parameter(s): |
Category, Factor of Importance, and Number of hours equal to 100% |
EDITING A RULE |
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PARAMETERS EXPLANATION |
This rule has the following parameter(s):
1. Category: Enter here the category that you want to enforce this rule in.
2. Factor of importance: Enter here a number that specifies how important this rule is with respect to other preference rules.
3. Number of hours equal to 100%: Enter here the maximum number of hours your employees can work in a specific time period in the specified category.
For example, let's assume you chose the Department category,and entered the number 40 for number of hours equal to 100%. If employee A has worked for department 'X' 10 hours, he/she will be graded 25%. Employee B has worked for department 'X' 30 hours, so he/she will be graded 75%. Employee A has a lowest grade, so he/she will have higher priority in scheduling than employee B.