{"id":16547,"date":"2026-05-28T08:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=16547"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:07:09","slug":"mc1324280-assign-open-shifts-in-microsoft-teams-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2026-05-28-mc1324280-assign-open-shifts-in-microsoft-teams-shifts","title":{"rendered":"MC1324280 | Assign open shifts in Microsoft Teams Shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC1324280 | Assign open shifts in Microsoft Teams Shifts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>stayInformed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>05\/27\/2026 22:42:56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>05\/27\/2026 22:42:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>07\/26\/2026 07:00:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<p><b>[What and Why:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Assign open shifts<\/b> is a new Microsoft Teams Shifts capability that helps managers build schedules more efficiently. Managers can enter shifts that need coverage as open shifts, then use  <b>Assign open shifts<\/b> to automatically assign those shifts within a schedule group based on employee availability, approved time off, historical scheduling patterns, and configured scheduling rules. Managers can review and adjust assignments before publishing   the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/roadmap?filters=&amp;searchterms=562535\" target=\"_blank\">  562535<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>[Rollout Schedule:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in&nbsp;<b>mid-June 2026<\/b> and is expected to complete by  <b>late June 2026<\/b>.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>[Impact on Your Organization:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li><b>Who is affected:<\/b> Frontline managers who create or manage schedules using Microsoft Teams Shifts.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li><b>Platforms\/Services:<\/b> Microsoft Teams (Shifts) on web and desktop.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li><b>What will happen:<\/b><br \/> \n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>A new \u201c<b>Assign open shifts<\/b>\u201d button appears for users with scheduling permissions.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Open shifts can be automatically assigned based on availability, time off, historical patterns, and scheduling rules.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Managers can review and edit assignments before publishing.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Using the feature is optional.<\/li>\n<p>Screenshot 1: <i>Select a schedule group and review constraints from the <b>Assign Open Shifts<\/b> dialog:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px\" alt=\"user settings\" src=\"https:\/\/cxcs.microsoft.net\/file\/ccp\/en-us\/2a283bfd-a5d8-4d25-8c30-b50e773f8bca\"><\/p>\n<p>Screenshot 2: <i>A schedule has been successfully generated:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px\" alt=\"user settings\" src=\"https:\/\/cxcs.microsoft.net\/file\/ccp\/en-us\/339afc52-08b0-4774-8632-ee45444960aa\"><\/p>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p>  <\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>[Action Required \/ Recommendations:]<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No action is required. <\/li>\n<li>Admins may choose to share documentation and update internal guidance for scheduling managers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Learn more:<\/b>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/frontline\/shifts-auto-assign-open-shifts?view=o365-worldwide\" target=\"_blank\">Auto-assign open shifts &#8211; Microsoft 365 for frontline workers | Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>[Compliance considerations:]<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Explanation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Does the change alter how existing customer data is processed?<\/td>\n<td>The feature uses existing Shifts data (availability, time off, scheduling rules, historical patterns) to generate suggested assignments, without introducing new data types.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Does the change include an admin control and can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?<\/td>\n<td>Visibility of the feature is governed by existing Shifts scheduling permissions, which can be managed through role and group-based access.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Does the change allow a user to enable or disable the feature themselves?<\/td>\n<td>Managers can choose whether or not to use Assign Open Shifts during scheduling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC1324280 | Assign open shifts in Microsoft Teams Shifts Classification stayInformed Last Updated 05\/27\/2026 2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}