# Shift types

> [HTML Version](work-shifts.html)

A shift is an employee**’**s working hours during the day. It is formed from the distribution of working and non-working activities every hour. This data is needed to plan the operator's total working and break time.

Shifts are created by the [administrator](360006871932.md#administrators) or responsible employee in the **Shift Types** app.

To work in the app, make sure you have filled in the [Activities](schedule-activity.md) directory. Shifts are used when creating [work schedules](work-schedule.md) and [employee schedules](employee-schedule.md).

## Create a shift type

On the app page, click the **+Shift Type** button in the upper right corner and fill in the fields:

**(work-shifts-1.png)**

- **Name\***. The name of the shift.

- **Shift duration**. The total time an employee works and rests during the day, as shown in the **Work schedule** table below. This is filled in automatically and cannot exceed 24 hours.

- **Work schedule**. Allocate an employee’s working hours and breaks throughout the working day.

	- **Activity\***. Specify working and non-working activities from the [Activities](schedule-activity.md) directory.

	- **Start Time\***, **End Time\***. Specify start and end time of the activity.

Click **Save**.

The new shift type will appear on the app page.

**(work-shifts-2.png)**

To make changes to the shift type, click the **Edit** button on the [item page](360016427291.md#element_page).