Shift Abbreviations 

Use

A shift abbreviation is the indicator for specific working times in shift plans, such as early shift, late shift, shift off, and so on.
You define shift abbreviations in the IMG for Shift Planning, and you can use different color and character formats to differentiate between them in shift plans.

Color and character formats for shift abbreviations are defined for each shift group, which ensures that you can make a distinction between different shift areas.
You can also define and display shifts of the same type, (such as attendances, availabilities or absences) in one single color and one single character format. This allows you to easily identify whether an employee is present, sick, and so on...

You can sort or set sequences in any way you like for shifts that have been defined in this way. The shifts can then be displayed in this order in both the shift abbreviation bar in the shift plan, and in the F4 Help option.

For more information, refer to the documentation on Shift Plan in Color Design, as well as the relevant step in the IMG for Shift Planning.

The following options are available if you adjust an employee’s working time by changing the start or end time of a shift:

·        The system determines a suitable new abbreviation.

·        The system retains the original abbreviation. Changed working times are identified by its special formatting, such as italics, underlined, or color highlighting. You specify the way abbreviations are displayed in the Specify Shift Groups activity in Customizing for Shift Planning.

For more information, see the Activate Assignment of Shift Abbreviation activity of the Implementation Guide for Shift Planning.