Recurring shifts and copying

Use Repeat to make a series, or Copy shift to duplicate one.

Last updated · 2 August 2026

There are two ways to avoid rebuilding a shift by hand: make it repeat when you create it, or copy an existing one to a new time.

Make a shift repeat

Recurrence is set on the create form only. While creating a shift, tick Repeat in the Time section header. Two more fields appear:

Frequency: Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly or Monthly.
End date: the last date in the series.

The platform then creates a separate shift for each occurrence. Both fields are required once Repeat is ticked.

Note

Repeat is an optional workspace capability. If Repeat shifts is switched off under Account > Features > Scheduling, the tickbox does not appear at all. See Workspace features.

The Add shift drawer with Repeat ticked in the Time section header, and the Frequency and End date fields revealed underneath the start and end times. — 1 Repeat sits in the Time section header. Tick it to make a series.
2 Frequency and End date appear underneath. Both are required once Repeat is ticked.

Watch out

A repeat series is all-or-nothing. The same support-code selection is applied to every occurrence, so a day-specific code can land on a day it does not cover, for example a weekday-only code rolling onto a Saturday. If that happens, the whole series is rejected before any shift is created and you see Repeat series not created: <date> is not covered by the participant’s agreed support codes. Adjust the codes or the dates and try again.

Note

You cannot edit the recurrence after the shift is created. Cancel, restore and archive act on the single occurrence you opened, not the whole series.

Copy a shift

To reuse a shift at a different time, open it and select Copy shift at the bottom of the Edit Shift drawer.

The Edit Shift drawer with its footer showing the Save changes, Cancel, Copy shift and Archive buttons. — 1 Copy shift, in the drawer footer, opens the copy dialog.

A Copy this shift? dialog appears with a Start date and time picker. Set the new start and confirm with Copy shift. The copy keeps the participants, support selections, location, notes, assignments and the Worker acceptance setting, and carries the worker over unpublished. It shows as Copied on the board until you open it and publish it.

Watch out

Copying always makes a single shift. Any recurrence on the original is dropped.