Shift Bid Request Form

Complete the fields on this form when submitting a new single shift Work period in WFM that has a definite length. bid request. After submitting a request, you can use this form to view or edit the details of an existing shift bid request.

Field

Description

Shift Bid Request

Bid Name

Name that describes the shift bid request.

Preference

Preference or priority of the shift bid request (1 is the highest preference.)

Comments

Optional field to include comments about the shift bid request.

Auction

Read-only shift bid auction information, including the following:

  • Schedule Period: Date range of the scheduling period associated with the auction.

  • Total Schedule Hours: Total number of scheduled hours in the shift bid request. For example, if you selected 3 8-hour shifts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the Total Schedule Hours is 24.

  • Auction Deadline: Date and time by which the auction ends.

  • Personal Deadline: Date and time by which you need to submit all shift bid requests.

After creating or editing a shift bid request and selecting Save, the updated and new fields appear on the form:

  • Shift Details: Now displays detailed information about the shift events and calendar events of your selected shifts.

  • Alerts: Displays the icons and descriptions for any failed validations related to the submitted shift bid request.

  • Date / Status / Modified By / Comments: Displays a list of changes (or history) related to the shift bid request.

Submit a single shift bid request for a Combination of Individual Shifts auction

Submit a single shift bid request for a Multiple Shifts per Day auction

Submit a single shift bid request for a Full Schedule Period auction