A recurring schedule is a repeatable pattern of schedules that is based on a template created by a practitioner. (When you have the Practitioner role selected a practitioner, you can define recurring schedule templates .) As a manager, you can use recurring schedule templates to assign recurring schedules to one or more of your employees. When assigning a recurring schedule to a specific employee, you select an available template and specify a start date on which the recurring schedule will become effective. You can also specify an end date for the recurring schedule, or you can leave the end date undefined so that the schedule is applied indefinitely. If the template is a multiple-week rotation, you must also specify which week of the recurring schedule template will be in effect on the start date. A single recurring schedule can include multiple time pairs on a scheduled day.

A single employee can have multiple recurring schedule assignments. However, no two recurring schedule assignments for a single employee can have the same start date, and only one recurring schedule can be in effect on each day. If an employee has been assigned to two or more recurring schedules that overlap, the recurring schedule with the latest start date will be in effect on any dates that fall within both (or all of) the overlapping recurring schedule assignments.  

If circumstances arise that make it necessary for you to change the schedule of an employee who normally works a recurring schedule, you can create a daily schedule (also known as a deviation) that overrides the recurring schedule. Creating a daily schedule allows you to leave the underlying recurring schedule in place, so that it will be effective on any day for which you do not create a daily schedule.

The Recurring Schedules allows you to view recurring schedule assignments, assign recurring schedules including hidden schedules, modify recurring schedule assignments, or delete recurring schedule assignments for one or more employees. You can use the Daily Schedules to create deviations from recurring schedules or to remove deviations and restore recurring schedules.

You can also manage recurring schedule assignments from individual editing pages accessed by drilling down from the Schedules page, through the single-employee Monthly Schedule and Recurring Schedule calendars.