Master every feature of XShift AI with comprehensive product guides. From quick start to advanced AI scheduling, learn all 150+ features across 34 detailed guides.
Get up and running in 10 minutes. Account setup, MFA configuration, add employees, create first schedule, and publish.
Email/password login, MFA (TOTP), password reset, session management, and built-in security features.
Dashboard stats, activity feed, navigation, shift calendar, employee management, reports access, and all manager features.
View schedules, upcoming shifts, clock in/out, request time off, shift swaps, messaging, announcements, and all employee features.
Configure scheduling cycles, approval workflows, multi-location settings, fairness modes, timezone, language, role requirements, and 30+ organization settings.
Manual shift creation, shift editing, bulk operations, conflict detection, schedule preview, publishing, draft status, and schedule lifecycle.
Create shift templates, save recurring patterns (daily, weekly, monthly, custom), apply templates to dates, and reuse shift configurations.
Assign employees to shifts, unassign, round-robin auto-assignment, conflict detection, availability checking, and assignment rules.
Manage multiple business locations, location-specific settings, cross-location scheduling, location role requirements, and staffing rules.
Define required roles per location, minimum staffing levels, role-based scheduling, staffing rule validation, and coverage tracking.
Master overnight shifts that cross midnight, custom shift titles for better organization, and pre-assigning employees during shift creation.
Understand draft vs published schedules, configure publish approval workflow, control employee notifications, and learn best practices for releasing schedules.
Natural language scheduling, ask questions, create shifts via chat, create employees, send messages, auto-assign, generate schedules, manage PTO, add time off, import your whole schedule from photos or PDFs, and 12+ AI actions.
Automatic schedule generation with Fair/Max modes, employee preferences, availability, rotation patterns, constraints, and smart suggestions.
Coverage, attendance, reliability, labor cost, and overtime analytics built from your real shifts and clock-ins.
Add/edit/deactivate employees, assign roles, location assignments, base pay rates, permissions, password resets, and employee lifecycle management.
Set preferred days/times, unavailable days, preferred start/end times, and scheduling notes for better schedule planning. Changes count at once, or after a manager approves them if you choose Manager-Controlled.
Step-by-step onboarding wizard, view schedule, clock in/out tutorial, shift management, messaging, time-off requests, and complete dashboard walkthrough.
Employee clock in/out, automatic time tracking, break tracking, current status, clock entry history, late/early alerts, and timesheet generation.
Configure break rules once. Set meal breaks and rest periods by location, automatically apply to shifts, and track in payroll.
Drop a shift you can't work and Autopilot can cover it in seconds, or a teammate picks it up. Manager approval (optional), auto-approve and smart approval, and drop and pickup history.
View available shifts, claim open shifts, first-come or manager-assign modes, shift availability, and open shift management.
Employee drop shifts, call-off reasons, manager notifications, replacement assignment, drop history, and coverage management.
One-on-one conversations, message history, conversation list, unread counts, real-time messaging, and private communication.
Create group chats, add/remove members, group messaging, team channels, group management, and team communication.
Broadcast messages to all employees, create announcements, view active announcements, announcement history, and team-wide communication.
Real-time organization metrics, employee count, total shifts/hours, attendance rate, coverage percentage, performance scores, and distribution charts.
Advanced reports, attendance reports, coverage reports, performance reports, employee metrics, location performance, and custom reports.
Export reports to CSV, payroll export, time tracking data export, hours worked reports, and files ready for your payroll provider.
Real-time labor cost tracking, overtime analysis, break compliance monitoring, and workforce efficiency metrics across locations and roles.
14+ email notifications: shift assigned, schedule published, PTO approved/denied, shift drops and pickups, clock-in alerts, announcements, and new employees.
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