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How to create automatic shift schedules?

This covers setting up a repeating pattern of automatic shift starts, so your users don't need to remember to start a shift manually.

Schedules always repeat forever once they're set up. A few things to know before you start:

  • Shifts can repeat on a cyclical pattern of 1–52 weeks.
  • Future shifts can be scheduled to 1-minute precision.
  • Patterns can be as simple as three 8-hour shifts, five days a week, or as complex as 4 days on / 4 days off.

A schedule only automates the shift start. Operators still need to record data during the shift and end it manually once the production run finishes.

What you'll build

  • A named schedule with a repeating shift-start pattern
  • One or more shift-start entries (time, operator, crew, and days)
  • The schedule assigned to a line, so it goes live

Step 1 — Open Schedules in Fusion Manager

Navigate to the Schedules tab.

Step 2 — Add a new schedule

Click the + icon.

Step 3 — Name the schedule and set its start time

Enter a name — we recommend matching it to the line name. Set the Schedule Start time: leave it as the default (now) to start immediately, or set a future date and time to postpone activation.

Step 4 — Choose whether to use Multi-Week Schedule

Tick Multi-Week Schedule only if your shift pattern changes from one week to the next, for example, an alternating fortnight. Don't tick it if your schedule simply repeats the same pattern every week.

Click Save.

Step 5 — Open the schedule to add shift starts

Click the expand icon on the schedule you just created.

Step 6 — Add a shift entry

Click the + icon in the top right corner, then fill in:

  • Scheduled Time — the 24-hour clock time the shift should start, for example 06:00.
  • Operator — we recommend using a generic name such as Operator 1 rather than a real person's name.
  • Crew — for example, Day Shift.
  • Shift Days — the days this shift should automatically start on, for example, Monday to Friday.



Click Save. Repeat this step for each shift start in your pattern — for example, separate entries for Day, Afternoon, and Night shifts.

Step 7 — Assign the schedule to a line

Go to the Schedule Assignment tab, select your schedule, and click the tick against the line you want to assign it to. Click Save in the top right corner to confirm.

The schedule goes live the moment you assign it to a line and save — there's no grace period, so check that your entries are correct before assigning.

Test it

At the next scheduled start time, open that line's console shift screen and confirm the shift has started automatically with the operator and crew you set.