-- card: 4223 from stack: in
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-- flags: 0000
-- background id: 2759
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Scheduling:  Now that you've set up the data cards you're ready to schedule.  On the Set Up Menu - select "Maximum number of days in a row" - here you can tell me not to put anyone on beyond a certain number of days.  That is, schedule no one for more than 5 days in a row (or whatever).  Next, set the Number of shifts per day (1 to four is the limit - I haven't included a lot of error checking so don't try to test the limits, just put in a number between 1 to 4).  These numbers stay with the monthly card you are using.  So, if you run the schedule program and don't like the schedule, erase this schedule and do

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and try it again.  The parameters remain in place.  Of course you can change them.  Where there is a conflict, or I have run out of people to put in a shift, I will put two stars  ( **).  You'll have to figure out what to do with these.  As it is, I will try to pick someone from the 'Requests Off' stack 20 times per shift.  If I come up empty handed, 2 stars gets put there.  
You should put the people Requested ON in the schedule first.  Then, when I try to fill in the blanks using Requested Off people, I'll skip shifts that are already filled.