Index
Availability
Blocking
Blocking team
Limit
Limit team
Spacing
Protection
Constraints
Availability
Availability
Description:
Non-availability for a specific task and/or for specific days/slots of the week when the constraint is not for a fixed period of time.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
EXAMPLE: Dr X is never available on Monday Morning or Dr Y is never assigned to Task A on Wednesday
Blocking
Blocking
Description:
Prevents resources from being assigned to two or more of the listed tasks at the same time.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Task kinds
(Choose two or more)
EXAMPLE: Dr X is the only physician who will not be assigned to the Task A and Task B at the same time. Or Dr X is the only physician who can be assigned to Task A and Task C at the same time.
Concurrent
Description:
Cannot be assigned to a X, Y, Z task at the same time as an A, B, C task.
Available Options:
- Resources
- First task kinds
(Choose one or more)
- Second task kinds
(Choose one or more)
- Slot kinds
(This selection applies to both task kinds)
(If none selected, all are included)
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
EXAMPLE: Dr X cannot be assigned Task A if already assigned to task B on Wednesday AM.
Daily blocking
Description:
Cannot be assigned to more than one of the listed tasks on the same day.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
EXAMPLE: Task A and Task B may not be assigned to the same physician on Friday.
Daily concurrent
Description:
Cannot be assigned to a task of the 'First task kinds' group and to a task of the 'Second task kinds' group on the same day, even if they are not on the same slot.
Available Options:
- Resources
- First task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Second task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
EXAMPLE: Dr X cannot be assigned Task A AM if already assigned to task B on Wednesday PM.
Blocking team
Team conditional concurrent
Description:
The following resources (A, B, C) cannot be assigned to tasks NUIT_2 if the following resources (D, E, F) are assigned to tasks NUIT_1.
More Info:
IF:
<Resource> is assigned to task <Task kinds>
THEN:
<Conditional resource> cannot be assigned to <Conditional task kind>
Available Options:
- Resources
- Conditional resources
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Conditional task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
EXAMPLE: The interventional Team may not be assigned to Task A if the critical team is assigned to Task B.
Limit
Daily limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a single resource for a day.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Maximum (task within a day)
(number greater than 0)
EXAMPLE: Dr X may not do more then 3 tasks between the selected tasks (Task kinds) On Friday
Consecutive daily limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a single resource for a set of consecutive days.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Maximum (task within the consecutive days set above)
(Greater than 0)
- Except cwdays (Days of the week that are excluded from that limit)
(If none selected, all are included)
- Except slot kinds (Slots that are excluded from that limit)
(If none selected, all are included)
EXAMPLE: Dr X may not be assigned to more then 4(maximum) during 5 consecutive days(size) without taking into consideration Saturday and Sunday (Except cwdays)
Span Limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a single resource for a week.
Available options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Slot kind
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Conditional task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception cwdays (Days of the week that are excluded from that limit)
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception maximum (maximum number of <count> in a <span> within the <exception cwday>.)
(If any days are selected here, the Count below needs to be set to "unique_days")
(Number greater than 0)
- Maximum (maximum number of <count> in a <span>)
(Number greater than 0)
- Count
(the selected option needs to be typed in the field)
Can be:
- tasks (default)
- days (do not use)
- units (equity units)
- unique_days
- Unique cwdays
(If any days are selected here, the Count above needs to be set to "unique_days")
(If none selected, all are included)
Consecutive span limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a single resource for a set of consecutive weeks.
Available options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Slot kind
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
(If any days are selected here, the Count below needs to be set to "unique_days")
- Exception cwdays (Days of the week that are excluded from that limit)
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception maximum (maximum number of <count> in a <span> within the <exception cwday>.)
(If any days are selected here, the Count below needs to be set to "unique_days")
(Number greater than 0)
- Size (number of consecutive SPAN)
(number greater than 1)
- Maximum (maximum number of <count> in a <size>)
(Number greater than 0)
- Count
(the selected option needs to be typed in the field)
Can be:
- tasks (default)
- days (do not use)
- units (equity units)
- unique_days
- spans
- Unique cwdays
(If any days are selected here, the Count above needs to be set to "unique_days")
(If none selected, all are included)
Dependant span limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks, days or units to assign to a single resource for a week depending on how many tasks, days or units were assigned the week before or the week after.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Slot kind
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Before (minimum number of <count> the week before that will trigger this constraint)
(Number greater than 0)
- After (maximum number of <count> once the <before> has been triggered)
(Number greater than or equal to 0)
- Count
(the selected option needs to be typed in the field)
Can be:
- tasks (default)
- days (do not use)
- units (equity units)
Daily distinct task kind
Description:
Limit the number of different tasks to assign to a single resource for a day.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Slot kind
(If none selected, all are included)
- Maximum (maximum number of different <task kind> assignable)
(Number greater than 0)
Limit team
Team daily limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a group of resources for a day.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Maximum (Total number of tasks in a day for all resources selected)
(Number greater than 0)
Team consecutive daily limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a group of resources for a set of consecutive days.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Size (number of consecutive days)
(number greater than 1)
- Maximum (total maximum number of tasks assignable for the members selected in Resources)
(number greater that 0)
- Except cwdays (Days of the week that are excluded from that limit)
- Except slot kinds (Slots that are excluded from that limit)
Team span limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a group of resources for a week.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Conditional task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception maximum (maximum number of <count> in a <span> within the <exception cwday>.)
(If any days are selected here, the Count below needs to be set to "unique_days")
(Number greater than 0)
- Size (number of consecutive SPAN)
(number greater than 1)
- Maximum (maximum number of <count> in a SPAN)
(Number greater than 0)
- Count
(the selected option needs to be typed in the field)
Can be:
- tasks (default)
- days (do not use)
- units (equity units)
- unique_days
Team consecutive span limit
Description:
Limit the number of tasks to assign to a group of resources for a set of consecutive weeks.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Conditional task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception maximum (maximum number of <count> in a <span> within the <exception cwday>.)
(If any days are selected here, the Count below needs to be set to "unique_days")
(Number greater than 0)
- Size (number of consecutive SPAN)
(number greater than 1)
- Maximum (maximum number of <count> in a SPAN)
(Number greater than 0)
- Count
(the selected option needs to be typed in the field)
Can be:
- tasks (default)
- days (do not use)
- units (equity units)
- unique_days
- spans
- Unique cwdays
(If any days are selected here, the Count above needs to be set to "unique_days")
(If none selected, all are included)
Team span distinct resource
Description:
Limit the number of different resources to assign to a set of tasks for a week.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Maximum
(Number greater than 0)
Team daily distinct resource
Description:
Limit the number of different resources to assign to a set of tasks for a day.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Maximum
(Number greater than 0)
Spacing
Availability span buffer
Description:
Cannot be assigned to a task (A, B, C) X weeks (Mon-Sun) before or Y weeks (Mon-Sun) after a holiday week.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Buffer task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Before
(number greater than or equal to 0)
- After
(number greater than or equal to 0)
- Categories
(This field can be used to exclude absence categories from this constraint by adding their acronyms, separated by a comma. The default ".*" means that none are excluded.)
Span buffer
Description:
Cannot be assigned to a task (A, B, C) X weeks (Mon-Sun) before or Y weeks (Mon-Sun) after a (D, E, F) task.
More Info:
IF:
<resources> is assigned to tasks <Anchor task kinds>
THEN:
<resources> cannot be assigned to <Buffer task kinds> <Before> weeks before or <Bfter> weeks after.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Span kind (Type of SPAN that will be taken into consideration)
- Anchor task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Anchor slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Anchor cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Before
(number of SPAN greater than or equal to 0)
- After
(number of SPAN greater than or equal to 0
- Series
(Checking this means that the system will take into consideration that there can be a series of <Anchor task kinds> assigned to the same <Resources> before applying the constraint.)
Daily buffer
Description:
Cannot be assigned to a task (A, B, C) X days before or Y days after a (D, E, F) task.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Anchor task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Anchor slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Anchor categories
(?)
- Anchor cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer categories
(?)
- Buffer cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Split cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Before
(number of days greater than or equal to 0)
- After
(number of days greater than or equal to 0)
- Daily type
(asdasd)
Can be:
- fixed
- sliding
-consecutive
Slot buffer
Description:
Cannot be assigned to a task (A, B, C) X slots before or Y slots after a (D, E, F) task.
More Info:
This counts the number of AM, PM and Evening shifts or AM, PM, Evening and Night shifts, depending on the group's configuration.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Slot kinds kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Anchor task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Anchor cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Buffer cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Before
(number of slots greater than or equal to 0)
- After
(number of slots greater than or equal to 0)
Sequential
Description:
Cannot be assigned to a task (A, B, C) the day after a (D, E, F) task.
More Info:
This is mostly used for making sure that no assignments are given after an On-Call task (LDG).
Available Options:
- Resources
- Before cwdays
(If none selected, all are included)
- Before task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Before slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- After task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- After slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
Protection
Weekly protection
Description:
Prevents resources from being assigned to a set of tasks in order to keep time slots free to be assigned to another set of tasks during the week.
More Info:
This will prevent assignments on the <Task kinds>, depending on the number of <Protected> weeks.
For example, if the user is available for 10 weeks, then <protected 10> number of slots will be kept empty.
If the user is available for 4 weeks, then <protected 4> number of slots will be kept empty.
Available Options:
- Resources
- Task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception task kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Slot kinds
(If none selected, all are included)
- Exception minimum
- Protected 1
- Protected 2
- Protected 3
- Protected 4
- Protected 5
- Protected 6
- Protected 7
- Protected 8
- Protected 9
- Protected 10