Why patterns exist
Most shift arrangements repeat. Writing the repetition out month after month creates work and invites mistakes. A pattern captures the cycle once so the calendar can be generated from it.
What a pattern defines
- The sequence of working and rest days in one cycle.
- Which shift applies on each working day of the cycle.
- The point in the cycle each employee starts from.
The exception still belongs to you
A generated plan is not a locked plan. Leave, a swap or an unusual week is corrected on the individual day; the pattern continues around it.
