Define resource shifts

You can globally define shifts that span specific workhours over a period of time. You can also apply one or more shifts directly to specific resources.

1. Choose Enterprise, Resource Shifts.
2. Click Add, then type the new shift’s name.
3. Click Modify to define the workhours for the new shift.
4. Click Add, then enter the start hour for each shift segment.
   
   The total shift hours must add up to 24 hours and each shift segment must have a duration of at least one hour. The start hour must begin and end on the hour, for example, 8:00, rather than 8:30 A.M.

Note

• This note applies only when P6 Professional is connected to a P6 Professional database because leveling in P6 does not consider shifts.

Shift hours are considered when calculating units and prices during leveling. The resource calendar is used to determine when the resource can work; the limits for that period are determined from the shift definition for that resource. The minimum resource availability for every shift must satisfy the minimum demand for the resource so that the resource can be leveled properly. Limits defined outside the boundaries of the shift definition are ignored. Since shifts are defined at the resource level, all projects are leveled using that resource according to the shift definition.