
With shift-based tags, people are automatically assigned tags that match their schedule and shift group name in Shifts. Tags in Teams let users easily connect with a subset of people on a team. We recommend using the Frontline Worker and Frontline Manager policy packages as they simplify, streamline, and help provide consistency when managing policies for your frontline workforce. The set of policies in the Frontline Worker and Frontline Manager policy packages include an app setup policy that pins the Shifts app and other apps that support communication and collaboration activities for that role. Or, you can use the app setup policy that's part of the Frontline Worker and Frontline Manager policy packages.Ī policy package in Teams is a collection of predefined policies and policy settings that you can assign to users who have similar roles in your organization. You can create a custom policy in app setup policy by adding the Shifts app, and then assign the policy to your users. Use an app setup policy to pin Shifts to TeamsĪpp setup policies let you customize Teams to pin the apps that are most important for your users. To learn more, including how the experience works with app policies that you set, see Tailor Teams apps for your frontline workers. The apps are pinned to the app bar-the bar on the side of the Teams desktop client and at the bottom of the Teams mobile clients-where users can quickly and easily access them. By default, this feature is on, giving your frontline workers an out-of-the-box experience that’s tailored to their needs. Pinned apps include Shifts, Walkie Talkie, Tasks, and Approvals. The tailored frontline app experience in Teams pins the most relevant apps in Teams for users who have an F license. Pin Shifts to Teams Use the Tailored frontline app experience to pin Shifts and other apps to Teams


To learn more, see Manage app permission policies in Teams. Then create a custom policy for app permissions and assign it to those users. To allow or block specific users in your organization from using Shifts, make sure Shifts is turned on for your organization on the Manage apps page.

Shifts is available in Government Community Cloud (GCC) environments, but not in GCC High or DoD environments.
