The Generate Schedule task lets you run the auto schedule process for up to 13-weeks in the future. It also gives you the option of rotating your employees' days off. During this process, LMS automatically generates a schedule based on the following:
- Labor requirements
- Pre-schedules you may have created
- Each employee's required and preferred time off
- All jobs that an employee is trained to work
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Fields on the Generate Schedules dialog box
| Field | Description | Notes |
| Division | Select a division from the drop-down list. | |
| Department | Select a department from the drop-down list. | |
| Job | Select a job from the drop-down list. | |
| Rotate Days Off | Select if the KBI data should be recalculated because changes were made after the schedule was generated. | This check box appear only if you have Administrator permission. |
| Start Date | Date on which to start generating the schedule. | |
| End Date | Date on which to stop generating the schedule. | |
| Buttons | ||
| OK | Generates the schedule. | |
| Cancel | Cancels the task and the dialog box closes. | |
Running the Generate Schedule task
- In the toolbar, click the Main Menu icon (
). - From the drop-down list, under the Labor section, select Planning.
The Planning screen appears in a separate tab. - Click Start/Update next to Generate Schedules in the task list.
The Generate Schedules dialog box appears. - Select the Division, Department, and/or Job to generate schedules, or leave the default All selection to generate schedules for the entire property.
Select or de-select the Rotate Days Off option.
Caution: If you select Rotate Days Off, that employee will not be scheduled to work the same assignment two days in a row.
- Select a Start Date and an End Date.
Click OK.
The dialog closes and a status window appears.
Importing Schedules
If you have already prepared schedules in Excel, you can import those schedules into Scheduler. For more information, click Other Actions.
Related topics:
- Planning Tasks
- Change Planning Period
- Change Reporting Week
- Enter Forecast Environments
- Enter Rooms Pre-Work
- Import Forecast KBIs
- Enter Input KBI Forecasts
- Review Forecast Dynamic Spread (visible only in Advanced mode)
- Generate Rooms Forecast
- Generate Revenue Center Forecasts
- Edit Revenue Center Forecast
- Adjust Forecast Flow Patterns
- Enter Share With Schedules
- Generate Projected Hours
- Reconcile Employees (Also found in Employee Maintenance)
- Pre-Schedule Employees
- Generate Schedules
- Change Schedule State
- Publish Schedules
- Export Schedules
- Enter Scheduled Hours