Four user types exist, each with distinct account privileges and abilities within eSchedule:
- Employee
- Scheduling Manager
- District Manager
- Executive
These are general eSchedule categories in relation to scheduling access and are not intended to represent your company’s hierarchy.
User Type Privileges and Responsibilities Overview
Employee
- can be scheduled
- can update employee profile
- can set availability
- can pick up open shifts, accept shift trades, accept shifts (if enabled)
Scheduling Manager
* location scheduling authority *
- can be scheduled
- create and approve schedules
- can create templates
- can set daily and weekly maximum hours
- approve assigned employee vacation requests
- approve shift trades
- set employee availability
District Manager
* regional administration authority *
- unable to be scheduled
- approve assigned employee vacation requests
- approve shift trades
- can create new user accounts for Employee and Scheduling Managers
- can terminate accounts
- can create and modify assignments for Employee and Scheduling Managers
- approve Scheduling Managers time off requests
Executive
* company administration authority *
- unable to be scheduled
- can create new user accounts for Employee and Scheduling Managers
- can terminate accounts
- can create employee positions
- can create and modify assignments for Employee, Scheduling Managers, and District Managers
- can create new locations
- approve District Managers time off requests