About the Bidding Screen

The Bidding screen shows employee bid information and is used to process employee bid requests.

To access the Bidding screen, select Bid: Bid button
Bidding screen
Table 1. Bidding Screen Toolbar Button Descriptions
Button Label Description
Process Bid Requests button Process Bid Requests Processes employee bid requests.
Process Bid Requests button Update Bid Accrual Balance Updates accrual balances in a bid.
Edit Bidding Times button Edit Bidding Times Edits the operator bid request timetable.
Attachment button shown upright Attachment Attaches any related documents.

Documents can be viewed in the Employee Profile - Documents screen.

The Bidding screen uses color to indicate the status of the employee bid request.
Table 2. Color on the Bidding Screen
Employee Color Description
Red The next employee in line to bid.
Blue Employee bid is complete.
Black Employee has yet to bid.
Table 3. Bidding Screen Tabs Information
Tab Description Associated Bid Information
Accrual Balance Shows the employee’s accrual balances for each accrual type and bid unit.

The tab shows accrual days that the employee can use immediately, and accrual days that can't be used until a specified date.

This tab is updated with values when you configure a bid. You can also edit accrual balances on this tab.

  • Absence
Banking Shows employee banked time elections.
  • Banking
Bid Absences Shows the employee’s bid absence days.
  • Absence
Bidding Requests Shows any bid requests made by the employee using OPS-Web Bidding Requests.
  • Absence
  • Roster
  • Run
  • Extraboard
  • HolidayRun
  • HolidayExtraboard
Comments Shows any comments related to the employee’s bid.
  • All bid categories
Day Off Shows the employee’s days off for the sign-up period set in the Context. (This tab is always shown.)
  • All bid categories
Questions Shows the employee’s answers to questions asked during the bidding process. You can also change responses to questions on this tab.
  • Questions
Vacation Relief Shows the employee’s bid vacation relief work.
  • ReliefVacation
Volunteer Shows the types of volunteer shifts the selected employee will work, the date ranges for each volunteer type, and the regions where the employee is willing work as a volunteer.
  • Volunteer
Waiver Shows individual employee waivers.
  • Waiver
Work

Shows the employee’s bid work.

To see detailed information about the work, right-click the work, and select Work Detail. A Work Details window shows detailed work information for the first week of the work.

  • HolidayExtraboard
  • HolidayRun
  • OptionalRun
  • PassExtraboard
  • PassHolidayExtraboard
  • PassHolidayRuns
  • PassReliefDayOff
  • PassRuns
  • ReliefDayOff
  • ReliefRosters
  • Roster
  • Rota
  • Run