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Coverage Set

A Coverage Set is a group of coverage periods spanning the times the organization unit is staffed. If an organization unit is staffed 24 hours per day, the coverage periods should span 24 hours. If an organization unit is only open from 7:00 AM to midnight, the coverage periods should span those hours. Examples of typical coverage periods are Day, Evening, Night or Day1, Day2, Eve1, Eve2, Night1, Night2.

Coverage periods can be of any length, and do not have to be of the same length. For example, there can be a coverage set with the following coverage periods: 8-Hour Day, 4-Hour Evening1, 4-Hour Evening2, 8-Hour Night.

Employee schedules (activity codes) may start during various times within a coverage period. For example the day coverage period may be from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Employees may start work at 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, etc., and the minutes that they work are assigned to the appropriate coverage period.

In the Schedule Needs grid and on many scheduling reports, staffing is tracked by coverage period for the coverage (staff scheduled), the need (number of staff needed) and the variance (the difference between the coverage and the need.)

Coverage Sets are used with the following applications in the system:

Staffing and Scheduling

Productivity Reporting

The following Coverage Set Sections are available in the left pane:

General

Displays general information on the coverage set, including code, description, post time and whether it is an active code.

Coverage Periods

Opens a screen to define the coverage periods within the coverage set, including the start and end times of the coverage sets and the sort order.

Record Management

Depending on the user's authorization level, the following actions may be available. Note: The options listed below are not available for some screens.

Adding a New Record

Editing a Record

Opening and Viewing a Record

Replacing Record Values

Searching for a Record

Deleting a Record

Action Buttons

The following Action buttons may be available in the left pane, depending on the page that is open:

Add

Advanced/Basic

Audits

Delete or Delete Selected

Replace

Replicate