The Add this schedule to the selected dates if it does not conflict update mode allows you to add the schedule you define in the property sheet to the selected cells, but only if the new schedule does not overlap with any existing schedules.

To add a new schedule to all of the selected cells that do not contain conflicting schedules:

1. In Supervisor Services, click the Schedules tab. The Daily Schedules - Edit Single action mode will be selected by default.

2. Select the Assign Multiple radio button. The Replace all schedules on the selected dates with this schedule update mode will be selected by default.

3. In the Update Mode field, click and select Add this schedule to the selected dates if it does not conflict from the drop-down menu.

4. In the schedule grid, select the cells that represent the employees and dates for which you want to add the new schedule.

   Tips:
   Depending upon how your system is configured, an employee may have more than one Employee ID. You may need to adjust the Employee Filter and Schedule Filter, change the date range, and/or use the scroll bars if the employees and/or dates are not visible in the schedule grid.
   
   Selected cells are highlighted in a dark blue color. To select cells, simply click each desired cell, one after the other. To deselect a cell, simply click it again.
   
   You can also use the button in the top left corner of the schedule grid if you want to quickly select a "boxed" group of contiguous cells. To do this, click the button and then click one corner of the area containing the cells you want to select. Then click the diagonally opposite corner of the area. The cells in the entire area will be selected. (You can achieve the same effect by holding down the ALT key and clicking one corner and then the other.) You can also use this method to select multiple cells on the same row or in the same column. To return to the non-contiguous, single-cell selection mode, click the button (or release the ALT key).
   
   To clear all selected cells, click the button (or press the ALT key and click a selected cell).

5. In the property sheet at the top of the page, enter a Time In and a Time Out time for the new schedule. These fields are required.

   Notes:
   In most cases, you do not need to enter a value in the Hours field. The hours for the time pair will be calculated when you apply the schedule. However, if you are using an hours-based earnings code (for example, a non-worked earnings code such as Vacation or Jury), you must enter the total hours rather than in and out times.
   
   To use schedule properties you have saved as a Quick Shift, click in the Quick Shift area, select the appropriate shift, and then click . For more information, see Using Quick Shifts.

6. If desired, use the buttons to select an earnings code, a lunch plan, a shift rule, a Flextime rule and/or one or two labor charge codes to be associated with the schedule.

   Tips:
   These fields are optional. If you do select or enter values for these fields, they will override the employees' assigned defaults.
   
   Although your company may use more than two labor charge categories, only two labor charge fields can be associated with a schedule. Your system administrator determines which labor charge fields are available for use with schedules.
   
   If you have applied a Quick Shift, these fields will contain the values (if any) associated with the Quick Shift you selected. You can edit these values if necessary. (Any edits you make will not be saved back to your Quick Shift definition unless you click and then OK.)
   
   If your company has chosen not to use the optional Shift Rules or Flextime features, the Shift Rule and Flextime Rule fields do not appear.

7. Click the Apply button. The newly created schedule will be added to the selected cells in the schedule grid, and a small blue triangle will appear in the bottom right corner of the affected cells to indicate that the cells contain unsaved changes.

   Notes:
   The schedule will be added to all of the selected cells when you click Apply, even if the new schedule overlaps existing schedules in some of the cells. ezLaborManager will check for overlapping schedules when you submit the changes.
   
   Using the Apply button does not save your changes. Your applied changes are not saved until you click the Submit button. If you navigate out of the Daily Schedules tab without submitting your applied changes, they will be lost. You can remove your unsaved changes, if desired, by clicking the Cancel button.

8. Click the Submit button to save your changes. The new schedule will be saved in all of the selected cells on employee rows that do not have any schedules that conflict with the new schedule.

Notes:
If any of the selected cells contain schedules that conflict with the newly applied schedule, the changes to those cells will not be saved. The cells will be highlighted in red and the blue triangle will remain in the bottom right corner. If, after reviewing the conflicts, you determine that you want to replace the existing schedules, you can do so simply by changing the update mode to Replace all schedules on the selected dates with this schedule and then clicking Apply and then Submit. Your selections and the properties you define for the new schedule will be used for the replacement action.

All schedule changes for an employee are saved at once, so if a conflict or error occurs in any selected cell for a given employee, no changes in any cells will be made for that employee. For example, if you attempt to add a new schedule to three days for Employee A, but a conflicting schedule exists for one of those days, the new schedule will not be applied to any of the three selected days. After you click Submit, the day with the conflict will be highlighted in red, and all three days you attempted to change will contain small blue triangles in the bottom right corner, indicating that they contain unsaved changes.