January 03, 2007

 

IMPORTANT NOTE - THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO

http://therota.blogspot.com

 

 

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This blog is primarily a resource for subscribers and users of these websites to keep up-to-date with programming developments. Please feel free to comment on the entries.
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December 23, 2006

Chart View

ENHANCEMENT

Following user requests, the chart view has been changed to calendar month.





There is also a useful printable report that shows hours and shifts worked.







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November 04, 2006

Chart View - Filter by location and job

ENHANCEMENT




Add option to enable filtering by Location OR Job, similar to recent change made to Weekly View.

Filtering by Location or Job is compulsory. This will make the page usable for rota of 150+ staff.

Note: The program will remember the user's last setting. It is saved in a cookie and sessions, so there are no setups or preferences to set.

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November 01, 2006

Change terminology of Day Off

SUGGESTION BOX

Revise the code letter and terminology of Day Off (D) to Leave (L) - (RH)

This is something we're looking into. There are implications throughout the program as this is a hard-coded item, but on the face of it, it seems viable.



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October 26, 2006

ChartCalendar - Filter by location and job Suggestion Box

SUGGESTION BOX

Add option to filter by Location and Job, similar to recent change made to Weekly View.
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October 20, 2006

Hide non-broadcasted calendar entries from staff

 NEW FEATURE

Don't show entries in the calendar until broadcasted.
To prevent possible confusion before finalising a new rota you can opt to hide non-broadcasted entries from level 2-4 staff. This is optional. Follow the instructions below if you want to use this feature.

WHAT TO DO:
Menu: Set Display
Check the box: Hide Calendar ahead of Broadcasted date.

Now go the Broadcast page, and broadcast.
You're a level 1 user, so you won't see any difference as you're entitled to view everything. You would need to log in as someone with level 2,3 or 4 access level.

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October 18, 2006

Erlang calculations

NEW FEATURE

Erlang calculator added to the Min by Time area.



Erlang formulas enable allow call centres and such places to calculate how many staff are required for given times of day based on various traffic inputs.
For example:
  • Number of calls per hour
  • Time taken per call
  • Target service level (% of calls answered within x seconds.)
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Rotas that already use the Min By Time.

WHAT TO DO:
Previously the Min by Time was a manual entry. Now the entry can be made by using Erlang calculations.

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September 10, 2006

Staff List - quick changes

NEW FEATURE

Quickly switch on or off Requests, Volunteer and Swap for individual staff.

To change a user's ability to make leave requests, volunteer for shifts, or swap shifts you can now use the staff list. Just click on the appropriate item to toggle it on or off. This feature is only available to those with security enabling them to edit staff.

WHAT TO DO:
  • Menu: Staff
  • Click on 'Secondary Fields'
  • Click on the items: Reqs, Vol and Swap to toggle them off and on.






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