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Step-by-step guide

Setting up a 7-3-7-4 schedule — every supplied screen, in order.

7-3-7-4 is a 21-day fixed-shift cycle: seven shifts on, three off, seven on, four off. 25 real screenshots: choose the pattern, set the shift and anchor dates, preview the cycle, apply it, and confirm the saved pattern.

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1. Tap Set up2. Tap Set Pattern3. Choose 7-3-7-44. Choose Day5. Choose Early6. Choose the first anchor date7. Choose the second anchor date8. Select the months9. Open the final setup10. Review July and August11. Review August and September12. Review September and October13. Review October and November14. Review November and December15. Review December16. Add the schedule17. Check July18. Check July continuation19. Check August20. Check September21. Check October22. Check November23. Check December24. Open the saved pattern25. Confirm Apply is available

Before you start

Follow the 7-3-7-4 flow one decision at a time

This walkthrough separates setup, preview, applied-calendar, and saved-pattern states. Intermediate preview screens stay clean; only the final Add to Calendar action is highlighted.

Shift Overview with Set up
1

Tap Set up

Shift Overview is the entry point for building a repeating shift pattern.

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Shift Templates with Set Pattern
2

Tap Set Pattern

Open the pattern library from Shift Templates.

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Pattern library with 7-3-7-4 highlighted
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Choose 7-3-7-4

Choose the 7-3-7-4 card: seven on, three off, seven on, four off.

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7-3-7-4 screen 4
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Choose Day

Choose the day shift type for this example.

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7-3-7-4 screen 5
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Choose Early

Choose the Early shift type when that is the real shift you work.

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7-3-7-4 screen 6
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Choose the first anchor date

Open the first anchor-date picker state.

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7-3-7-4 screen 7
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Choose the second anchor date

Pick the second anchor date, then return to setup — here, Wednesday 1 July 2026.

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7-3-7-4 screen 8
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Select the months

Select the future months that should receive the pattern.

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7-3-7-4 screen 9
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Open the final setup

Confirm the final setup state before opening the preview.

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Review July and August

Review the first preview pair before applying anything.

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7-3-7-4 screen 11
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Review August and September

August into September keeps the 21-day cycle.

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Review September and October

Review the next generated months.

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Review October and November

Then October and November.

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7-3-7-4 screen 14
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Review November and December

And November into December.

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Review December

Finish reviewing December before adding the schedule.

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Add the schedule

Use Add to Calendar only after the preview matches your schedule.

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17

Check July

The first applied month now appears in Manage Shifts.

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7-3-7-4 screen 18
18

Check July continuation

Confirm the July result as the view advances.

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Check September

Confirm the pattern continues into September.

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Check December

Confirm the final applied month in December.

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24

Open the saved pattern

The saved 7-3-7-4 card can be expanded to show its Apply action.

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Confirm Apply is available

The expanded saved card shows its Apply action.

After the pattern is live

Every shift gets its alarm and leave time.

Once applied, the Shift Overview shows your next shift with its wake-up alarm and leave-home time already attached - for every shift in the 7-3-7-4 cycle, not just the first one.

ShiftFlowr shift overview with the 7-3-7-4 schedule applied, showing the next shift with alarm 06:00 and leave-home time

Build the 7-3-7-4 cycle once.

ShiftFlowr carries the repeating cycle into each selected month, with reminders and wake-up alarms attached to every shift.

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