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Create and assign work patterns

Model repeating working-day and rest-day cycles.

For: Organization Admin
For: Department Manager

Create a pattern

  1. 1Open Settings, then Schedules & Templates.
  2. 2In Work patterns, select New work pattern.
  3. 3Name the pattern and enter its working days and minimum rest days.
  4. 4Choose whether it repeats continuously.
  5. 5Optionally add a rotation of shift templates, then save.

Assign it to an employee

Open the employee profile, select the work pattern and set the anchor date. The anchor determines where the employee starts in the repeating cycle.

Changing or deleting a pattern can affect future Auto-Assign eligibility. Review the coverage preview afterward.

Verified against ElShift · Aug 6, 2026

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