List Plans contain one or more List Chains. A List Plan is attached to each position. When a vacancy occurs, the application refers to the position’s List Plan to determine the appropriate staffing strategy (List Chain) for that moment in time.
The List Plan attaches the default regular duty work code displayed next to the person’s name on the Roster. Only one list chain can be active at any given time; however, a list chain may be conditionally activated.
For example, if the vacancy is greater than four days in the future, the “Normal Hire List Chain” turns on, but if the vacancy occurs the day of, the “Day of List Chain” turns on. Another example, the “Holiday List Chain” activates on
A List Plan contains one default List Chain but can hold more. The default List Chain spans the greatest amount of time with a definitive start and no end. Subsequent List Chains define a fixed period such as, between 24 hours and 48 hours, or less than 24 hours.
The order in which List Chains are placed is very important; the application evaluates sequentially from the top down, starting with the default List Chain and downwards.
A List Plan is the culmination of the Rule, List Target, List, and List Chain. A List Plan can also have multiple List Chains tied together and ordered in the way you want the application to follow. The result is that a List Plan will hold several different staffing scenarios in one place. A List Plan is then attached to the Position level of the Organization; so when a vacancy occurs at that position, the List Plan (comprised of several List Chains) is followed to find a qualified group of candidates to fill that vacancy. The application directs to the appropriate List chain, depending on when the position is being staffed or other pre-defined conditions.