> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.2cloudnine.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # QRG Create and Open Work Schedules ## Purpose The purpose of this quick reference guide is to step through the process of creating a new Work Schedule using the Work Schedule Manager. The intended audience for this document is Standard Payroll Users. ## Steps ### Create a Work Schedule Record To create a Work Schedule record, the following steps should be completed:
1. Click on the **App Launcher** icon (see Figure 1). 2. Go to the **Schedules** object by using the Search function (see Figure 2).
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3. Click on the **New** button (see Figure 3). Figure 3
4. Select the **Work Schedule** record type from the picklist options (see Figure 4). 5. Click on the **Next** button. 6. Populate the following required fields: (See Figure 5) 1. **Schedule** 2. **Work Schedule Start Date** 3. **Work Schedule Number of Weeks** 4. **Shift Time Format** 5. **Break Time Format** 7. Click on the **Save** button.
Figure 4 Figure 5 8. A new Work Schedule record with its Status as New is created and ready for Shift Records to be allocated (see Figure 6). Figure 6 ### Open and edit an existing Work Schedule If you wish to open and edit an existing Work Schedule after exiting the Work Schedule Manager, follow the below steps:
1. Go to the **Schedules** object. 2. From the list view picklist, select the view that will include the Work Schedule record to be opened. 3. Navigate to the required record. 4. Click on the **Launch** button (see Figure 7). The Work Schedule record will open ready for use in the Work Schedule Manager (see Figure 8).
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Figure 8 ## Field Descriptions | Field Name | Description | | :-------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Break Time Format** | indicates how the break time will be entered. | | **Schedule** | is the name given to the Work Schedule record that is being created. | | **Shift Time Format** | indicates how the work hours will be entered. | | **Work Schedule First Day** | is the day of the week this Work Schedule starts on. | | **Work Schedule Number of Weeks** | is the number of weeks across which this Work Schedule rotates. | | **Work Schedule Published From** | is the date Work Schedule Entries have been created from. | | **Work Schedule Published To** | is the date Work Schedule Entries have been created to. | | **Work Schedule Start Date** | is the first day of the first week in the Work Schedule. | | **Work Schedule Total Breaks** | is the total duration of all breaks in the Work Schedule. | | **Work Schedule Total Time** | is the total Working Time in the Work Schedule. | ## Further Information | Document | Document Type | Description | | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Quick Reference Guide Index - Work Schedules](/qrgs/index) | Index | An index document that lists and provides links to all Quick Reference Guides relating to Work Schedules. | | [Managing Work Schedules Key Information](/qrgs/work-schedules/qrg-managing-work-schedule-key-information) | Information Quick Reference | A quick reference guide outlining useful information relevant to the Work Schedule functionality. The document includes definitions, prerequisites and other non-instructional information relating to Work Schedules and the Work Schedule Manager. | | [Create and Manage Shift Records](/qrgs/work-schedules/qrg-create-and-manage-shift-records) | Task Instructions | How to create and manage Shift Records using the Work Schedule Manager. |