Technical Note: 20030528148

Setup Time and Attendance Schedule

(Maitre'D 2003, and later versions of Maitre'D)

Time and Attendance / Setup / Schedule

This function allows to easily visualize and modify all employees' schedules within a visual interface. A color legend at the bottom of the screen shows which color corresponds to which task.
This button, in the top left corner, switches from seeing employees by name to seeing them by employee code, and vice versa.
This button switches to an enlarged view of the schedule with one day per screen.
This button reverts to a compressed view of the schedule with one week per screen.

Drag and drop

Right clicking on the extreme left or right of an existing shift of an employee allows to drag the beginning or end time of that scheduled shift, down to a minimum of 1 hour or up to a maximum of 12 hours.
Right clicking on an empty area of the schedule of an employee brings up this contextual menu.

New

The New option of this contextual menu allows to add a new shift in the schedule of that employee.

Delete

The Delete option of this contextual menu removes an obsolete shift from the schedule of that employee.

Date:

Enter the date the schedule begins. Maitre'D automatically figures out the day of the week.

Begin:

Enter the time the employee begins this task (24 hours format).

End:

Enter the time the employee ends this task (24 hours format).

Task:

Click the Drop Down arrow to select from a list of available tasks for the employee. The employee must first have been assigned the necessary tasks under Time and Attendance / File / Employee / Assigned Tasks.

Automatic:

The Automatic Field only works for employees with the Supervisor field enabled in their file. If this field is enabled, the employee does not have to punch in and punch out on the touchscreen workstation. Maitre'D automatically generates the schedule according to the work schedule every week. If this field is disabled, the employee has to punch in and punch out in order for the system to calculate the working hours, but the system can correct the time according to the schedule. For more information on the punch corrections the system brings up when using the work schedule, see the Use Schedule field in the Options section.