Configuring warnings

Warnings notify you when you try to schedule events outside of your scheduling parameters.

You can set the following warnings:
  • Schedule warnings
  • Shift warnings
  • Break warnings
  • Job warnings
  • Overtime warnings
  • Time Off warnings
  • Employee scheduling warnings
  • Schedule Builder warnings
  • Employee selection warnings
To configure warnings
  1. On the application menu, click Preferences.
  2. Click the Warnings tab.
  3. Ensure the check boxes of the warnings you want to configure are selected.

    See the following table.

  4. Click OK.
Table 1. Warnings

Warning

Description

Scheduling work on company holidays

notifies you when events are scheduled on company holidays

Scheduling work outside business hours

notifies you when you try to schedule events outside of your contact center’s business hours

When scheduling outside employee's availability

notifies you when you try to schedule employees who are not available at the specified time

Violates Length of Service Qualifications

notifies you when an employee has worked fewer or more months required to qualify for a specific type of time off

Exceeds accrued hours

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for more time off hours than is available to that employee at that time

Exceeds Maximum Scheduling Limit

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for more time off hours than specified for that type of time off

Less than Minimum Scheduling Limit

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for fewer time off hours than specified for that type of time off

Employee does not have required skills

notifies you when an employee does not have the required skills for the job for which they are scheduled

Exceeds Daily Maximum Work Hours

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for more hours in a day than defined by the parameter for that shift

Below Daily Minimum Work Hours

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for fewer hours in a day than defined by the parameter for that shift

Exceeds Weekly Maximum Work Hours

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for more hours in a week than defined by the parameter for that shift

Below Weekly Minimum Work Hours

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for fewer hours in a week than defined by the parameter for that shift

Exceeds Yearly Maximum Work Hours

notifies when an employee is scheduled for more than the annual maximum hours required

Below Yearly Minimum Work Hours

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for less than the annual minimum hours required

Start time outside of specified range

notifies you when an employee’s shift is scheduled to start before (minimum) or after (maximum) the parameters defined for that shift

Within Minimum Time Between Shifts

notifies you when an employee is scheduled to start another shift too soon following the one previously completed

Below hours worked to qualify

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for a break before working enough hours after the last break in that shift to qualify for another break

Starting before earliest start time

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for the first break in a shift before a break can be taken

Ending after latest end time

notifies you when an employee is scheduled for the last break in a shift after a break can be taken

Removing an employee from a schedule

notifies you when you attempt to delete an employee from the schedule

Accepting a generated schedule

notifies you when you attempt to save a schedule you have built

Scheduled shift will cause overtime

notifies you when a shift qualifies an employee for overtime