Before you start
You need scheduling permissions to use Multi-Select. If the three dots menu in the top right of the Schedule doesn't show Multi-Select, ask an Administrator to update your role — see How to Manage User Permissions.
Multi-Select works on both draft shifts (only Schedulers and Administrators can see) and posted shifts (visible to staff in the Veras app). You can mix the two in one selection.
Bulk edits and deletes apply to every shift in your selection at once. Check the selection count at the top of the page before you Save or Delete.
To change a single shift, use How to Edit a Shift on your Schedule instead.
Open Multi-Select
In the left sidebar, click Schedule.
In the top right, click the three dots menu.
Select Multi-Select from the dropdown.
You'll see a selection bar appear at the top of the schedule with the count of selected shifts and the actions you can run.
Selecting Shifts
There are two ways to build your selection. Pick whichever fits the job — and use them together when you need to.
| Click shifts directly | Use the Filter to narrow down |
Best for | A handful of shifts you can see on screen | Larger groups that share an attribute (worker, date range, status, area) |
Example | Reassigning 3 shifts to cover a call-off | Reassigning a departing worker's next two weeks of shifts |
How to select | Click each shift to add it. Click it again to remove. | Open Filter, set fields, click Select — Veras highlights every match. |
After Veras highlights matches from the Filter, you can still click individual shifts to add or remove them from the group. The count at the top of the page updates as you go.
Filter Options
Date Range — the day, week, or month you want.
Worker — one or more staff members.
Shift status — Filled, Open, or All.
Shift Template — limited to the positions you're currently viewing on the Schedule.
Areas — the unit, hall, station, or section of the facility.
Draft or Posted.
Date Created.
Click Select at the bottom of the page when you're done.
Here's how you can use Multi-Select by clicking on individual shifts.
Edit Selected Shifts
With shifts selected, click Edit in the top right.
Change any of the following — every change applies to every shift in your selection:
Assigned worker (reassign, or leave open).
Shift Template (the start and end time pairing).
Hall or Area.
Shift status (Post the shifts, or Save as Drafts).
Notes.
Incentive bonus.
Click Save.
You'll see a confirmation that the shifts were updated. If you flipped shifts from Draft to Posted, the assigned staff members get a notification.
Duplicate Selected Shifts
Use Duplicate to copy a group of shifts forward — for example, to roll a week of coverage into the next week.
With shifts selected, click Duplicate in the top right.
In the dialog, pick where to copy the shifts to:
Same day — duplicates on the same date.
Next day — copies forward by one day.
Next week — copies forward by seven days.
Set how many times to repeat the pattern (e.g., 4 to fill out a month).
Click Save.
The duplicated shifts come in as drafts, even if the originals were posted. Review them on the Schedule and Post when you're ready — see How to Post the Schedule.
Delete Selected Shifts
Deleting shifts removes them from the Schedule. This cannot be undone.
With shifts selected, click Delete in the top right.
Review the count in the confirmation dialog. The count you see is the number of shifts that will be permanently removed.
Click Confirm.
To take a posted shift back to draft without losing it, use How to Move Shifts to Draft instead. To take a worker off a shift but keep the shift on the Schedule, see How to Unassign Shifts.
Common Questions
Q: Can I undo a bulk delete?
A: No. Once you confirm a bulk delete, the shifts are permanently removed. If you only wanted to pull shifts back to draft, use How to Move Shifts to Draft instead.
Q: Do staff get notified when I bulk-edit posted shifts?
A: No, staff members do not get a notification of these edits (unless you are deleting shifts, and staff members have notifications turned on to be notified of cancelled shifts. To learn more about notification settings, see How to Enable Notifications).
Q: Can I mix draft and posted shifts in the same selection?
A: Yes. Edit, Duplicate, and Delete all work on a mixed selection. The Shift status field inside bulk Edit lets you flip every shift in the selection to Posted or back to Draft.
Q: How is bulk Edit different from running Create Schedules?
A: Multi-Select only changes the shifts you picked. Create Schedules vs. Post rebuilds every shift in a date range from each staff member's personal schedule — and can replace your manual edits if you re-run it. Use Multi-Select for targeted bulk changes; use Create Schedules only at the start of a scheduling period.
Q: Is there a limit on how many shifts I can select at once?
A: There is no hard limit we've seen in practice. For very large selections (hundreds of shifts), narrow with the Filter first so you can confirm the count before you Save or Delete.