Concept: Position-Based Shifts

You can configure time shift options to record shifts by position. When you configure position-based shifts on workers’ time entry templates, Workday creates a shift for each position that workers enter time for. If a shift for Position A is interrupted by time entered for Position B, Workday splits the time into separate blocks for each position.

It is important to understand the impact of position-based shifts when using shift date in time calculations. Use either:

Worker-based shifts with worker-based calculations.
Position-based shifts with position-based calculations.

Mixing the configurations will have unintended impacts on time calculations.

Example: A worker has 2 positions. Their time entry template has this configuration in the

Time Shift

section:

Option	Configuration
Time Shift Options	Custom
Maximum Duration for Out	Hours: 4
Maximum Duration for Meal	Hours: 4
Maximum Duration for Break	Hours: 4
Group Time Blocks for Shift Based On	Begin of Shift
Position Based Shifts	Select.

The worker enters this time for Position A:

Monday, February 9 from 22:00 to Tuesday, February 10 at 03:00.
Tuesday, February 10 from 06:00 to 10:00.

The 2 blocks form a shift for Position A, and Workday applies the shift date of Monday, February 9 to both blocks.

The worker then enters time for Position B on Tuesday, February 10 from 13:00 to 17:00.

Workday doesn't combine this block with the Position A shift on February 9. Instead, Workday applies a shift date of February 10 to the time for Position B.

The worker then enters time for Position B on Tuesday, February 10 from 04:00 to 05:00.

Workday breaks up the single shift that it previously created for Position A into 2 blocks with these shift dates:

February 9.
February 10.

Workday applies a shift date of February 10 to both Position B shifts.