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Step-by-step guide

Setting up a 3-week rotation — every supplied screen, in order.

This rotation is a 21-day cycle: a Monday-to-Friday week of Days, then a week of Lates, then a week of Nights, with weekends off. 22 real screenshots: choose the pattern, set the anchor date, select months, preview the cycle, apply it, check the next shift, and confirm the saved pattern.

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1. Tap Set up2. Tap Set Pattern3. Choose 3-week rotation4. Open the anchor date5. Choose the first anchor date6. Choose the second anchor date7. Select the months8. Review July and August9. Review August and September10. Review September and October11. Review October and November12. Review November and December13. Add the schedule14. Check July15. Check August16. Check September17. Check October18. Check November19. Check December20. See the next shift21. Open the saved pattern22. Confirm Apply is available

Before you start

Follow the 3-week rotation flow one decision at a time

This walkthrough separates setup, preview, applied-calendar, home-summary, 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
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Tap Set Pattern

Open the pattern library from Shift Templates.

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Pattern library with 3-week rotation highlighted
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Choose 3-week rotation

Choose the 3-week rotation card: Days, Evenings, and Nights across a 21-day cycle.

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3-week rotation screen 4
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Open the anchor date

Open the anchor-date field to set the date the rotation is anchored to.

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3-week rotation screen 5
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Choose the first anchor date

Choose the first of the two anchor dates in the picker.

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3-week rotation screen 6
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Choose the second anchor date

Choose the final anchor date before returning to setup. The captured example ends on Wednesday 1 July 2026.

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3-week rotation screen 7
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Select the months

Select the future months that should receive the pattern.

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3-week rotation screen 8
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Review July and August

Review the first July and August preview pair.

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3-week rotation screen 9
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Review August and September

The next pair follows in the same preview.

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3-week rotation screen 10
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Review September and October

September and October get the same check.

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3-week rotation screen 11
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Review October and November

Then October and November.

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3-week rotation screen 12
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Review November and December

The preview run ends with November and December.

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3-week rotation screen 13
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Add the schedule

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

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3-week rotation screen 14
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Check July

The first applied month now appears in Manage Shifts.

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3-week rotation screen 16
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Check September

Confirm the pattern continues into September.

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3-week rotation screen 19
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Check December

Confirm the final applied month in December.

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3-week rotation screen 20
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See the next shift

The home screen now shows the next shift and its alarm timing.

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3-week rotation screen 21
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Open the saved pattern

Open the saved 3-week rotation pattern card.

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3-week rotation screen 22
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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 NHS 3-week rotation, not just the first one.

ShiftFlowr shift overview with the NHS 3-week rotation applied, showing the next shift with alarm 06:00 and leave-home time

Build the 3-week cycle once.

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

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