What is Shifts?
Applies To
Teams Microsoft TeamsTry it!
The Shifts app in Microsoft Teams is a schedule management and time-tracking tool that helps you create, update, and manage schedules for your team.
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Schedules - Create, edit, and manage a schedule for your team. A Shifts schedule displays days at the top, team members appear on the left, and assigned shifts appear in the calendar.
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Schedule settings - In Shift settings, define the schedule options and choose the Shifts capabilities that you want to make available to your team.
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Groups - Add schedule groups to organize team members in the schedule by job type or location.
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Shifts - Assign shifts to team members. Create a shift from scratch or copy an existing one.
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Open shifts - Each group in the schedule has an Open shifts row. Add open shifts to your schedule that anyone can request.
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Time clock - Turn on Time clock in Shift settings to let your team clock in and out of shifts.
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Requests - Review and respond to requests for time off, open shifts, shift swaps, and offers.
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Tags - Use shift-based tags to quickly communicate with anyone currently on shift.
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Publish your schedule - When you're done making changes to the schedule, share it with your team so everyone is up to date.
Want more?
Create a team schedule in Shifts
Add shifts to the schedule in Shifts