May 2024
The following changes were released to On-Call Optimizer in May 2024. For more recent changes see the current changelog.
30 May 2024 - Availability information displays
Two new ways to view the availability information associated with a schedule have been added.
Member availability summary
From the main schedule page, click the View member availability link under the list of members to view a summary of member availability
matched to each shift of the next assignment planned for the schedule (top of page), as well as a list of the individual availability
events that have been imported for each member of the shift (bottom of page).
The information on this page reflects the live view of future availability and will change over time as availability information is added, removed and updated from connected calendars for each member.
Assignment availability history
The availability information that was used when constructing each assignment is now displayed alongside the assignment for any pending or confirmed assignment.
The availability information shown on an assignment page is a snapshot of the actual data used in the assignment and is unaffected by any subsequent additions, removals or changes to the live availability data used for future assignments.
28 May 2024 - Require manual confirmation setting
Automatic assignment is now enabled for all schedules by default. The previous setting to disable automatic assignment has been replaced with a new setting to require manual confirmation of new automatic assignments.
The configuration of existing schedules is unchanged, by once automatic assignment is enabled it will not be able to be disabled again.
20 May 2024 - Assignment algorithm improvements
The assignment algorithm has been significantly improved to fix issues identified with providing balance between members when large imbalances are present in the historical schedule.
14 May 2024 - Swap Functionality
On-Call Optimizer’s long awaited swap functionality is now live!
When unexpected changes happen after the schedule has been confirmed users can now simply let On-Call Optimizer know which shift they are no longer able to perform and let On-Call Optimizer handle the logistics of finding an appropriate member or take or swap the shift with, saving time and hassle.
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