How To Get Started:   

There is no up front cost or obligation

1. Fill out the request form to register for an evaluation package via download or on CD.
2. Install the software and open the included user manual; browse Quick Start page
3. Follow the instructions and in ten mouse clicks see Schedule Builder create a new schedule for the demo application
4. Follow the step by step guide in the user manual and interactively create another schedule for that application
5. Examine the demo application's database and relate what you see to the schedule it produced

Now decide if you want to try Schedule Builder on your own application

If you don't, uninstall it and you owe nothing

If you do you have two options:

1. Experiment on your own using the 20 employee free application included with the demo
2. Call  our support line, tell us about your needs and we'll suggest the appropriate options.  These can include anything from simply purchasing a few hours of support time for help getting the free application scheduling some of your employees to having us come onsite and working with your scheduler's to set up the whole system.

 

What is involved in setting up an application?

Before Schedule Builder can create your schedules you have to tell it about the assignments to be covered and the preferences, availability and qualifications of your employees.  You have to define the different shifts (work time periods) you schedule, the codes you use on schedules to indicate time off, and the work rules which apply.

All this is accomplished by filling out a number of data forms found in the scheduling database administration (SchAdmin) program which ships with every system.  The forms contain a lot of detail necessary to accurately describe how your people should be scheduled.  You must understand the meaning of all these details and be accurate if you want to get the most out of the automation functions of the software.

Begin by obtaining our evaluation package and running the demo application.  Follow the step by step guide to create a schedule.  It takes about an hour, but the understanding you'll develop as to what Schedule Builder does is well worth the time.  Then use SchAdmin to examine the database of the demo application and you can see how the information on the forms relates to the schedules produced for each employee.

If you attempt to fill out the forms of your own application without that experience you will not likely get the results you expect.

The most efficient way to start out defining your own application is to purchase a few hours of consulting time and work back and forth with us until we get a small group of employees defined with all the detail necessary for the FILL function to draft their default schedules.  Once you achieve that you should understand the basic process.  Then you should be able to add the more employees, shifts and assignments and complete the definition with only occasional help from our specialists.