Managing weekly offs

Managing weekly offs

Menu : Setup > Common > Shifts and Weekly Offs > Weekly Offs tab
Accessible to : Application Administrator

You can create and modify weekly off patterns from this page. A "Default" system defined weekly off is always available – you can change its pattern in the beginning but once the pattern is mapped to an employee the days cannot be changed. Default weekly off pattern cannot be deleted and its name also cannot be changed.

1. Select who all can map employee's weekly offs by selecting the options available in "Employee Weekly Off Mapping" parameter
2. Backdated changes in weekly off - this parameter allows to change shift mapping from the backdate up to the number of days specified here. If nothing is specified then calendar can be changed from any date in past
3. Activate flexi weekly off - if you have some employees who do not have a fixed weekly off you should activate this feature, the process of mapping weekly offs for employees on flexi weekly off is explain in the article on 
Managing employee's weekly off 
4.  Use “Add New Weekly Off” button to create new weekly off pattern

If a weekly off is not mapped to any employee then it can be deactivated. Inactive weekly off patterns will not be available for mapping on weekly off mapping page.

Creating a Weekly Off


  1. Update the Weekly Off name
  2. Select the day(s) of the week on which the weekly of is to be given
Editing a Weekly Off
Once  a weekly off pattern is used only its name can be changed. Till it is not used you can change the day's selection also.

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