In Deputy, when your team clocks in to start working we call that a shift. However, some organisations might call it something different. That's why users with an access level of System Administrator or Advisor can change some of these terms in Business settings to customise Deputy for their own organisation.
How to change the term shift in Deputy
1. System Administrators and Advisors can click on the Business settings option from the profile drop-down menu.
2. Select the Custom Terms tab. In the Shift text box, change 'shift' to the custom term you would like to use.
In the example below, we've used 'route' as our new term for shift.
Don't forget to click Apply Changes before you close the window.
Some notes to be aware of when selecting a custom term:
- lowercase terms are ok, we will capitalise the term if it appears at the start of a sentence in Deputy.
- please only add singular nouns, plurals are not required
- if you or your team members use Deputy in a language other than English on a mobile device then the custom term you enter here may not be translated into the language the mobile device is utilising.
Here are some examples of how the customised term for shift might appear in Deputy:
- Start route
- Swap or offer route
- 5 routes published
- Routes
Where is this custom term change visible in Deputy?
Once you have customised the term for 'shift' in Business settings then the term for shift will be replaced throughout all locations in your organisation.
Some examples include (but are not limited to):
Clocking on and swapping or offering routes:
Scheduling routes
Team members being notified of new routes to work
Note: There are some places in Deputy where the custom term for shift will not be updated and these include:
- Deputy Time Clock apps
- Deputy iOS Watch app
- Reporting
- Deputy help center
- Shift Pulse
- API
- if you or your team members use Deputy in a language other than English on a mobile device then the custom term you enter here may not be translated into the language the mobile device is utilising.