Jobs are at the center of the LMS database, providing vital information to virtually every major process that LMS performs. You can create as many jobs within a department as you need, however, they should be based on existing payroll and labor management information. For every job you create, you will specify shift descriptions, shift times, minimum and maximum shift durations, and minimum and maximum position coverage requirements, which are found on several different tabs. You can also attach relevant KBIs or assignments to a job.

Your labor structure consists of five or more levels:

Property: top level. The Property is configured separately (See Property General) .
Division: second level.
Department: functional subgroup within a division.
Jobs: functional groups within a department. Note: Any information entered at the job level overrides the same information that was entered at the Division or Department levels or during Property configuration. Jobs are at the center of the LMS database, providing vital information to virtually every major process that the system performs. You can create as many jobs within a department as you need, however, they should be based on existing payroll and labor management information. For every job you create, you will specify shift descriptions, shift times, minimum and maximum shift durations, and minimum and maximum position coverage requirements. You can also attach relevant KBIs or assignments to a job.
Assignments/Sub-assignments: Specifies work locations or tasks that you want to use when configuring standards. Assignments can refer to a specific work location or task and allow you to schedule employees for those specific locations/tasks. In a Casino, this may be a table (Blackjack table #1) or a section (Slot Section #1, Floor 2). In a restaurant, an assignment can be used to specify certain areas on the restaurant floor such as smoking/nonsmoking sections. The Assignment feature provides the capability of forecasting periods for specific areas, and staffing according to that forecast. You can have multiple levels of assignments (sub-assignments), which allow you to be even more specific when forecasting and staffing. For example, you may have smoking/nonsmoking sections for both inside and outside seating. Smoking would be an assignment and Inside Seating and Outside Seating would be sub-assignments.
Other levels that may be customized for your property.

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Note

If you were denied access to Labor Structure during Security configuration but allowed to access View Labor Structure, you will not have any editing privileges—you will only be able to view. If you were allowed access to Labor Structure, you will be able to edit all fields. If you were denied access to Labor Structure and View Labor Structure, this link will not be visible.

Terms and Definitions

Section / Controls	Description
General (section)	Allows you to enter primary job information.
Scheduler (section)	Allows you to assign schedule-specific values for a job. In order to generate an accurate and comprehensive weekly schedule, while ensuring that all jobs are automatically scheduled, you must configure the Scheduler section for every job you've created.
Time & Attendance (section)	Allows you to associate divisions/departments/jobs/assignments with time and attendance related codes
Default Rates (section)	Allows you to define the default rates at which hourly employees are paid for that job. These rates can be overridden in theJobs (Emp. Maint.) tab.
	Related Tasks. Contains other menu items such as Prioritize Assignments, Prioritize Jobs, and and Import Labor Structure (which allows you to import the previously configured structure from an outside source such as Excel).
	Add. Creates a new record at the same level of the tree as you have highlighted. For example, if you have highlighted a department, your choice will be to Add Department. If you have highlighted a job, your choice will be Add Job. This function can also be accessed from the right-click menu.
	Add (secondary). Creates a new record at a lower level than the item you have highlighted in the tree. For example, if you have highlighted a department, your choice will be to Add Job. If you have highlighted a job, your choice will be Add Assignment. You can also add sub-Assignments in this manner. This function can also be accessed from the right-click menu.
	Copy. Allows you to create a copy of a division, department, job or assignment. This is useful when you have similar entities that would contain much of the same information.
	Move. Allows you to move a department, job or assignment to a different division, department or job.
	Open Labor Standards. Opens the Labor Standards screen so you can view and/or edit the standard associated with the selected task.

Creating Divisions/Departments/Jobs/Assignments

The process for creating Divisions, Departments, Jobs and Assignment/Sub-Assignments is the same. You can either right-click on a Division/Department/Job/Assignment and select Add XXX, or you can click the Add icon at the bottom of the window. Once added, you will then need to configure the following sections: General, Scheduler, Time & Attendance (LS) and Default Rates.

Any information entered at the Job or Assignment levels overrides the same information that is entered at the Division or Department levels or during Property configuration.