Minimum Weekends

After opening the ALL or replicated Minimum Weekends assignment code, complete the following steps.

1. Using the following table, enter the appropriate information on the Indicators and Parameters tabs.

   Using the appropriate indicators, you can enable more than one method of minimum staffing rule processing.

   If you are not using a parameter, leave the field blank.

2. Click Save.

   Indicator or Parameter	Description	Options	Notes
   I: Schedule Standard 1	Minimum Weekend: Minimum Schedules processing determination	Y, N	Select Y to enable the rule using a minimum number of weekend schedules in a schedule period. Works with parameter Schedule Standard Integer 2.
   I: Schedule Standard 2	Minimum Weekend: Minimum Weekends processing determination	Y, N	Select Y to enable the rule using a minimum number of weekends. Works with indicator Schedule Standard 3.
   I: Schedule Standard 3	Qualifying Weekend determination	B, C, L, N	These values define a qualifying weekend and determine whether an employee meets the minimum number of weekends. NOTE: See the Qualifying Weekend Determination section that follows this table.
   P: Schedule Standard Alpha 1	Weekend Schedule Determination	H, L, P, S or any combination (such as, HS or PS)	These values determine which schedules are considered weekend schedules. NOTE: See the Weekend Schedule Determination section that follows this table.
   P: Schedule Standard DOW 1	Weekend Start Day of Week	Any day of the week	Select the day that your weekend begins.
   P: Schedule Standard DOW 2	Weekend End Day of Week	Any day of the week	Select the day that your weekend ends.
   P: Schedule Standard Hour 1	Minimum Hours Overlap	Any numeric value	The minimum number of hours a schedule has to overlap a weekend day for it to count toward the rule.
   P: Schedule Standard Hour 2	Minimum Schedule Length	Any numeric value	The minimum length that a schedule needs to be for it to count toward the rule.
   P: Schedule Standard Integer 1	Minimum Weekends in Schedule Period	Any numeric value	The minimum number of weekends in a schedule period that need to have schedules to satisfy the rule.
   P: Schedule Standard Integer 2	Minimum Weekend Schedules in Schedule Period	Any numeric value	The minimum number of weekend schedules needed in a schedule period to satisfy the rule. Works with indicator Schedule Standard 1.
   P: Schedule Standard Integer 3	Minimum Weekends Shifts in a Weekend Period	Any numeric value	The minimum number of weekend shifts needed in a weekend to satisfy the rule. Works with indicator Schedule Standard 3.
   P: Schedule Standard Time 1	Weekend Start Time	Any time of day, in 24-hour format	The time that your weekend begins.
   P: Schedule Standard Time 2	Weekend End Time	Any time of day, in 24-hour format	The time that your weekend ends.
   P: Schedule Standard Percent 1	Minimum Percentage Overlap	Any numeric value 1 - 100	The percentage that a schedule has to overlap a weekend day for it to count toward the rule.

Qualifying Weekend Determination

This section helps you understand the indicator Schedule Standard 3, "Qualifying Weekend Determination." This indicator determines whether an employee's weekend schedules qualify to satisfy the rule.

The options for this indicator are: B, C, L, and N. This indicator works with parameters Schedule Standard Integer 1 and Schedule Standard Integer 3.

Weekend = 00:00 Saturday to 23:59 Sunday

Parameter Schedule Standard Integer 1, "Minimum Weekends in Schedule Period" = 2

Parameter Schedule Standard Integer 3, "Minimum Weekend Shifts in a Weekend Period" = 2

Activity Codes used in examples: 0700-8 (07:00 for 8 hours, DAY) and 1500-8 (15:00 for 8 hours, EVE)

Schedule Period = 4 weeks (four sets of Saturdays and Sundays are used in the tables)

Qualifying schedules are in bold.

1. Consecutive Same Shifts method - consecutive days and same shifts (Day, Eve, Night) for the weekend

2. Consecutive Days method - consecutive days and any shifts for the weekend

3. Same Shift method - any days and same shifts for the weekend

4. Number of Qualifying Weekend Schedules method - any days and any shifts for the weekend

Weekend Schedule Determination

This section helps you understand the parameter Schedule Standard Alpha 1, "Weekend Schedule Determination." This parameter defines exactly what you consider a weekend schedule to be.

The options for this parameter are: H, L, P, S, and any combination of these. To combine determination methods, enter the letter combination in the Schedule Standard Alpha 1 field without spaces or punctuation, such as HS or PS.

1. H = 4, weekend starts at 23:00 on Friday

2. L = 8, schedule is on the weekend

3. P = 50 (50%), weekend starts at 23:00 on Friday

4. S, weekend starts at 23:00 on Friday and ends at 23:00 on Sunday