Assigning Open Work Using Assign Employee

Manually assign employees work using the Assign Employee dialog.

  1. Open the Daily Activity screen and set the Context (F3).
  2. Select a piece of unassigned work.
  3. Select Assign Employee: Assign Employee
    The Assign Employee dialog appears. If the OPS > Dispatch > Work Assignment > Check for Stand-by Employees > Enable property has been set by a system administrator, then a message appears in the lower left corner of the dialog showing the number of employees on standby. For example, At 7∶00, there are 8 employees on Standby.
  4. Enter the Employee to assign.
    You can use the field search feature by entering part of the employee's last name to generate a list of possible matches. You can also enter the employee's badge number.
  5. If the work has been split into more than one piece, to assign the employee to the selected piece and all the pieces following it, select Assign to all pieces.
    The system won't assign the employee to work that occurs before the selected piece of work.
  6. In the Assign Type field, select an assignment type.
  7. In the Detail Type field, select the appropriate extraboard or volunteer type.
  8. Select OK.