shift <id> <name>

shift <id> <name>
Description

When several resource have the same working hours, these working hours should be defined as shifts. Each shift must have a unique ID. Resources can be assigned to shifts for certain intervals. Shifts can also be used to limit work on certain tasks to the hours of the shift or to switch part time schedules of a resource.

AttributesNameTypeDescription
idID 
nameSTRING 
Optional Attributesshift, workinghours
ContextThe TJP File, shift,
InheritableNoScenario Spec.No
See alsoshift

project prj "Example" "1.0" 2000-01-01 - 2000-03-31

shift s1 "Shift1" {
  # Special working hours Monday to Wednesday. Use program defaults
  # for other days.
  workinghours mon 10:00 - 12:00, 13:00-15:00
  workinghours tue 9:00-14:00
  workinghours wed off

  shift s2 "Shift2" {
    # Like s1 but with different times on Monday
    workinghours mon 10:00 - 17:00
  }
}

resource r1 "Resource1" {
  shift s1 2000-01-01 - 2000-01-10
  shift s2 2000-01-11 - 2000-01-20
}

shift s3 "Part-time schedule 1" {
  # The resource works on mondays, wednesdays and fridays.
  # The days that the resource doesn't work must be mentioned
  # explicitely otherwise the defaults values are used (usually
  # full-time employment).
  workinghours mon,fri 9:00 - 12:00, 13:00-18:00
  workinghours wed 9:00 - 12:00
  workinghours tue, thu off
}

shift s4 "Part-time schedule 2" {
  # The resource changes his schedule to work on tuesday and
  # thursdays. The days that the resource doesn't work must be
  # mentioned explicitely, otherwise the default values are used
  # (usually full-time employment).
  workinghours tue, thu 9:00 - 12:00, 13:00-18:00
  workinghours mon, wed, fri off
}

# Now determine when these schedules are applicable
resource r2 "Resource2" {
  # r2 works three days a week from January to June
  shift s3 2005-01-01 - 2005-01-15
  # r2 switches to two days a week 
  shift s4 2005-01-15 - 2006-01-01
}

task t1 "Task1" {
  start 2000-01-01
  length 200h
  # During the specified interval only work at the shift s2 working
  # hours.
  shift s2 2000-01-09 - 2000-01-17
}