# Shift {% hint style="info" %} **Who can use this feature?** Admins, Owners and Assignees can update the Shift on a Task. {% endhint %} Shifts help you show when work is planned to happen whether it’s during the day, in the afternoon, overnight, or across multiple shifts. ## Assigning a Shift to Tasks *** Assigning a Shift to a task helps clearly communicate when the work is planned to happen.

#### Change the shift of the Task: * On the Gantt, navigate to the column picker

and toggle

`Shift` * Click a cell in the column and select from `Day`, `Night`, `Afternoon` or `All` See also: Bulk Edits

Shift types

| Option | Meaning | | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Day | Used for tasks planned during the daytime. Typically, for tasks within standard site hours. | | Afternoon | Applies to work scheduled later in the day. Ideal for teams running extended hours beyond the usual daytime window. | | Night | Covers tasks planned to take place overnight. Common for work that needs to happen outside normal site hours. | | All | Used when a task spans multiple shifts or doesn’t fit neatly into a single timeframe. |

Shift Rules

* When a task is created Day shift is automatically assigned * Shifts are hard coded in Aphex and new shifts cannot be created

## Group By Shift *** Group by Shift gives you a simple way to lay out your plan by all the different Shifts the team is working. This is possible across all View types, but let's start by looking at Group By Shift on Board.

#### Group by Shift on Board: * Click

* Select `Shift` ## Colour by Shift *** Increase visibility of Shifts by updating the task bar, card colour, or work area based on shifts assigned to Tasks.

#### Colour by Shift on Gantt: * Open a Gantt View * Click

* Click `Bar Colour` and select `Shift` #### Colour by Shift on Board: * Open a Board View * Click

* Click `Task Card Colour` and select `Shift` #### Colour by Shift on Map: * Open a Map View * Click

* Click `Work Area Colour` and select `Shift` ## Filter by Shift *** Filter by Shift to see Tasks planned for a specific time of day, perfect for coordinating teams across different shifts.

#### Filter by Shift: * Click

and

* Select `Shift` in the first dropdown * Select from `Is` or `Is Not` in the second dropdown * Select from `Day`, `Night`, `Afternoon` or `All` in the third dropdown See also: create & share Views

Filter Breakdown

| Filter | Operator | Value | | ------ | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | Shift |

Is
Is Not

Day, Night, Afternoon, All