Copying a Schedule
When you copy a schedule in 7shifts, it copies the entire schedule: the specific Employee, their assigned shifts with the scheduled breaks and any open shifts. You can copy a schedule to future weeks within the same Department.
⚠️ Managers and Assistant Managers require permission: 'Can manage schedules'.
To quickly copy a Schedule over to future weeks:
- Log in to the mobile app.
- Tap on the calendar icon
on the bottom navigation bar.
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Tap the Copy icon at the top right of the screen:
- You'll be prompted to choose the department and week that you want to copy from.
- (optional) Select labor targets and/or shift notes.
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Tap Copy schedule to create a draft schedule for your selected week.
- Log in to the web app as an Admin or Managers with permissions.
- When viewing the Schedule you want to copy, click on the Copy icon on the right-hand side.
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Select Copy to:
- Select which week you want to copy the current schedule into. You can create this copy in the selected Schedule and up to 3 weeks following that week.
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There is also the option to copy over the same labor targets and shift notes:
- Once you click Copy Schedule, a draft schedule will be created for the week(s) you selected in the step above.
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You'll then be able to see if there are any scheduling conflicts that you may need to address before publishing the Schedule: