Shift

Who can use this feature?

Admins, Owners and Assignees can update the Shift on a Task.

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

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

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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

Filter Breakdown
Filter
Operator
Value

Shift

Is Is Not

Day, Night, Afternoon, All

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