Pattern Group Member List Tab – viewing the audit history of staff members assigned to the group

Users can view which staff members are currently assigned to, and any staff members who have ever been assigned to a ‘Pattern group’, by clicking on the ‘Member List’ tab as per the example below.

The process users must follow to assign a staff member to a ‘Pattern group’ is by using the ‘Clipboard’ functionality.

Pattern Group Member List Tab Guidance

Start Day: This defines the day number of the pattern this staff member will start on when their rotas are generated. This can be used to stagger staff within the group accordingly, for example to ensure some staff are on the day shift and some staff are on the night shift. 

Group Join Date: The start date assigned to the ‘Pattern Group’ allocation as shown on the ‘Locations’ tab of the staff member record

Group Leave Date: The end date assigned to the ‘Pattern Group’ allocation as shown on the ‘Locations’ tab of the staff member record

WORKING EXAMPLE: If staff members within this group were operating on a 4 on 4 off pattern basis, if you wanted to ensure that one staff member A was working shifts when staff member B was on their days off, you would use a start day of 1 for staff member A and a start day of 5 for staff member B. This ensures that when the rotas are generated staff member A would be given day 1 of the pattern as their first day, and staff member B would be given day 5 of the pattern as their first day.  Therefore, they would be working on opposite shifts within the pattern.