Insert Time Off Dialog Boxes
WFM uses different dialog boxes and menu items for part-day and full-day time-off schedule items:
- Use the Insert Time Off dialog box to insert part-day time off into an agent's schedule.
- Use the Insert Full-Day Time Off dialog box to insert full-day time off into an agent's schedule.
For example, an agent might be called to jury duty or need to be out sick after the schedule is created.
Inserting Part-Day Time Off
To insert a part-day time off schedule item:
- In the Intra-Day or Agent-Extended view, right-click an agent's dark-blue shift bar (you can change the color with the Colors Tool).
- Click at or near the timestep where you want the time off to begin.
- From the shortcut menu that appears, select Insert > Time Off.br The Insert Time Off dialog box opens. The agent's name appears in the title bar.
- In the list of time-off types, click the row for the time-off type that you want to insert.
- Select the Show all check box to display all time-off types. Clear the check box to display only the time-off types that are applicable to the selected agent. See the Time Off Primer.
ImportantThe list shows time-off types that were configured in the Policies module of WFM Web for Supervisors. If necessary, a vertical scroll bar appears to the right.
If you select a time-off type that is not associated with a selected agent, WFM assigns the time off but does not enforce the time-off balance rules. However, if the time-off type counts toward time-off limits, WFM takes this time-off item into account when calculating limits.
The first two columns show each time-off type's full and short name.
Check marks in the remaining columns indicate whether the time off is paid and whether it counts toward time-off limits. You cannot select or clear check boxes to change these attributes here.
The Site column lists all sites to which the time-off type is assigned.
- Click inside the Start Time and End Time fields, to modify the default values for hours, minutes, and AM/PM.
- Select Next Day to the right of the Start Time text box if the time-off starts on the day after the agent's shifts begin.
- Select Next Day to the right of the End Time text box if the time-off ends on the day after it begins.
The view reappears. The new time off appears as a dark-green bar (you can change the color with the Colors Tool).
Inserting a Full-Day Time Off
To insert a full-day time-off into an agent's schedule:
- In the Intra-Day or Agent-Extended grid, right-click an agent's row.
- From the shortcut menu that appears, select Insert > Full-Day Time Off.
The Insert Full-Day Time Off dialog box opens. The agent's name appears in the title bar. - In the list of time-off types, click the row for the time-off type that you want to insert.
ImportantThe list shows the time-off types that were configured in the Policies module of WFM Web. If necessary, a vertical scroll bar appears to the right.
If you select a time-off type that is not associated with a selected agent, WFM assigns the time off but does not enforce the time-off balance rules. However, if the time-off type counts toward time-off limits, WFM takes this time-off item into account when calculating limits.
The first two columns show each time-off type's full and short name.
Check marks in the remaining columns indicate whether the time off is paid and whether it counts toward time-off limits. You cannot select or clear check boxes to change these attributes here.
The Site column lists all sites to which the time-off type is assigned. - Optional: Adjust the Start time and End time for this time off, if the default values are not correct.
- Select the check box Specify Start/End to enable the Start Time and End Time fields, then click inside each field to modify the default values for hours, minutes, and AM/PM.
- Select Next Day to the right of the End Time text box if the time-off ends on the day after it begins.
- Optional: Specify a nonstandard length of your full-day time off.
- Select the Specify Paid Hours check box to enable the Paid Hours field, then click inside and enter or select a value to specify the exact number of hours in a full day for this particular time off.
ImportantThe Specify Paid Hours check box is enabled only if you selected a paid time-off type in the Choose Time Off list.
The view reappears. The new full-day time off appears as a dark-green bar (you can change the color with the Colors Tool).