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How to Copy Week — extend your rota (full schedule or single employee)

Use this guide to copy an entire week’s rota for all staff or copy a single employee’s weekly schedule.

Written by Stevie McIntyre

Before you start

  • Access is permissions-based. If you can’t see copy options, ask a Company Admin.
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Copy a full week for all staff

  1. Open Rota
    Go to Rota from the main navigation.

2. Open copy menu
Click the downward arrow beside the view tabs (Day / Week / Month / 5-Week).
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3. Choose Copy Full Week
Select Copy Full Week from the dropdown.
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4. Set source & destination weeks

  • Week to Copy: choose the source week.
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  • Destination Week: choose the week to populate.
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5. Repeat (optional)

  • Tick Repeats? to extend beyond the destination week, then either:
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    • Enter the frequency & number of weeks to repeat, or
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    • Choose an End date.
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6. Include Locum Shifts (optional)
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  • Tick Include Locum Shifts if you want to duplicate locum shifts.
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  • Note: If a locum is already booked on a destination day, that day won’t be copied for that locum.
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7. Copy
Click Copy (green) to create the shifts.
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Copy a single employee’s week

  1. Open the employee menu
    In the rota Calendar view, on the employee’s row click the downward arrow (top-right of the row).

2. Choose Copy Week
Select Copy Week.
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3. Set source & destination weeks

  • Confirm Week to Copy and select Destination Week.
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4. Repeat (optional)
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  • Tick Repeats?, then set the frequency & number of weeks or select an End date.
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5. Copy
Click Copy (green).
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Tips

  • Use Week to Copy that you’ve already quality-checked to reduce edits after copying.
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Troubleshooting

  • Copy options not visible: You may lack permissions or be on a restricted view—ask a Company Admin.
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  • Some shifts didn’t copy: A user may already be booked on that day; those entries are skipped by design.
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  • Need help? Click the chat button in the bottom-right corner of the screen to contact our support team.

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