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Step-by-step guide

Setting up a Pitman schedule — every supplied screen, in order.

Pitman 2-3-2 is a 14-day shift pattern with two rest periods in every cycle: a two-day break and a three-day break that often lands on a weekend. 21 real screenshots: choose the fixed variant, set the anchor date, select months, preview the cycle, apply it, and confirm the saved pattern.

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1. Tap Set up2. Tap Set Pattern3. Choose Pitman4. Choose Fixed shift and open the 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. Open the saved pattern21. Confirm Apply is available

Before you start

Follow the Pitman flow one decision at a time

This walkthrough separates setup, date selection, 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 Pitman highlighted
3

Choose Pitman

Choose the Pitman card: a repeating 2-3-2 cycle.

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Pitman screen 4
4

Choose Fixed shift and open the date

Choose Fixed shift for a permanent crew, then open the anchor-date field.

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Pitman screen 5
5

Choose the first anchor date

Open the first anchor-date picker state.

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Pitman screen 6
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Choose the second anchor date

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

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Pitman screen 7
7

Select the months

Select the future months that should receive the pattern.

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Pitman screen 8
8

Review July and August

The preview opens on the July and August pair.

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Pitman screen 9
9

Review August and September

The next pair follows in the same preview.

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Pitman screen 10
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Review September and October

Next: September and October.

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Pitman screen 11
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Review October and November

Then October and November.

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Pitman screen 12
12

Review November and December

November and December, further ahead.

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Pitman screen 13
13

Add the schedule

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

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Pitman screen 14
14

Check July

The first applied month now appears in Manage Shifts.

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Pitman screen 16
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Check September

Confirm the pattern continues into September.

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Pitman screen 19
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Check December

Confirm the final applied month in December.

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Pitman screen 20
20

Open the saved pattern

Open the saved Pitman pattern card.

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Pitman screen 21
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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 Pitman cycle, not just the first one.

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

Build the Pitman cycle once.

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

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