Configuring shift schedules and rosters

Shifts and rosters in Dapplon

Dapplon lets you define the standard working hours for your organisation and assign specific shifts to employees or departments. This is important for:

• Calculating late arrivals and early departures accurately
• Determining overtime based on hours beyond the shift window
• Generating attendance compliance reports

Creating a shift

1. Go to Attendance > Shifts
2. Click Add Shift
3. Name the shift (e.g., Morning Shift, Night Shift, Flexi-Time)
4. Set the Start Time and End Time
5. Set the Grace Period for late arrival (e.g., 15 minutes — arrivals within 15 minutes of start time are not marked late)
6. Set the Work Hours for the day (e.g., 8 hours)
7. Choose which days are working days in this shift (Mon-Fri, Mon-Sat, etc.)
8. Click Save

Assigning a shift to employees

1. Go to Attendance > Roster
2. Click Assign Shift
3. Select the department, team, or individual employees
4. Choose the shift from the dropdown
5. Set the Effective From date
6. Click Assign

Creating a rotating roster

For manufacturing, healthcare, or BPO companies with rotating shifts:

1. Go to Attendance > Roster
2. Click Create Rotating Schedule
3. Define the rotation pattern: weekly, bi-weekly, or custom
4. Assign shifts to each slot in the rotation
5. Assign employees to the rotation group
6. Dapplon automatically assigns the correct shift on each day based on the rotation